Trump and his allies push new Republican effort to restrict voting laws

Trump congratulated Georgia on its recent legislative move, which critics have slammed as a major blow to Black voters' rights

A Republican lawyer who advised Donald Trump on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results is now playing a central role coordinating the Republican effort to tighten voting laws around the country.

The moves comes as Trump himself signaled his support for new Republican-pushed legislation in Georgia which critics have slammed as being a major blow to voting rights for communities of color, especially Black voters. Joe Biden called the Georgia laws Jim Crow in the 21st Century" and an atrocity".