Former President Donald Trump took aim at Meta Platforms Inc META CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a social media post on Sunday.
What Happened: Trump shared a news story that stated that the Georgia elections board may have violated state law when it accepted $2 million from a Zuckerberg-related group.
“No superintendent shall take or accept any funding, grants, or gifts from any source other than from the governing authority of the county or municipality, the State of Georgia, or the federal government,” states law, reported Fox News.
Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday, “He cheated on the Election(s). The whole system is RIGGED. Why isn’t he being prosecuted?”
The former president said, “The Democrats only know how to cheat. America isn’t going to take it much longer!”
Why It Matters: A watchdog group — The Honest Elections Project — called for an investigation into the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections, according to a letter seen by Fox News.
The letter reportedly states that in the run-up to the 2020 election, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) received a $250 million donation from Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan for programs related to providing grants to local election boards.
The funding carried the goal of helping jurisdictions cope with the coronavirus pandemic by providing ballot drop boxes, voting equipment, additional manpower and other measures, according to the report.
Post-election analysis reveals that the funding was “overwhelmingly funneled” to Democrat-leaning jurisdictions, alleges the letter.
A spokesperson for Zuckerberg called the grant a “one-time donation given the unprecedented nature of the crisis,” according to Fox News.
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