Current Events > Kanye West publicist threatened GA election worker

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Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes. The publicist knocked on the door and offered to help.

The visitor, Trevian Kutti, gave her name but didnt say she worked for West, a longtime billionaire friend of Trump. She said she was sent by a high-profile individual, whom she didnt identify, to give Freeman an urgent message: confess to Trumps voter-fraud allegations, or people would come to her home in 48 hours, and shed go to jail.

Freeman refused. This story of how an associate of a music mogul pressured a 62-year-old temporary election worker at the center of a Trump conspiracy theory is based on previously unreported police recordings and reports, legal filings, and Freemans first media interview since she was dragged into Trumps attempt to reverse his election loss.

Kutti did not respond to requests for comment. Her biography for her work at the Womens Global Initiative, a business networking group, identifies her as a member of the Young Black Leadership Council under President Donald Trump. It notes that in September 2018, she was secured as publicist to Kanye West and now serves as Wests Director of Operations.

When Kutti knocked on Freeman's door on Jan. 4, Freeman called 911. By then, Freeman said, she was wary of strangers.

Starting on Dec. 3, Trump and his campaign repeatedly accused Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea Shaye Moss, of illegally counting phony mail-in ballots after pulling them from mysterious suitcases while working on Election Day at Atlantas State Farm Arena. In fact, the suitcases were standard ballot containers, and the votes were properly counted, county and state officials quickly confirmed, refuting the fraud claims.

But Trump and his allies continued to accuse Freeman and Moss of election-rigging. The allegations inspired hundreds of threats and harassing messages against them and their family members.

By the time Kutti arrived, Freeman needed help but was cautious and wouldnt open the door because of the threats, according to Freeman and a police report.

Fake news. Kanye wanted to be president himself, why would he help someone else? /s