The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., handed up Tuesday, involved switching out legitimate slates of electors in multiple states, including Georgia.
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, when Russian hackers shut down a key pipeline owned by Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline, affected a conduit for gasoline to 17 states in the South and East and the District of Columbia. Shortages and panic buying ensued.
A group of 24 Republican state attorneys general, led by Louisiana’s Jeff Landry and including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee, challenged the mandate last month.
The administration expects the Port of Savannah, the nation’s third-busiest importer, to be the first to take advantage of a policy change allowing ports to redirect about $8 million in funding to immediately address supply chain challenges, the official said.
