Georgia Election Official Says Trump Indictments ‘Giving Oxygen’ to His Race

A Georgia election official said the recent indictments against former President Donald Trump have been “giving oxygen to his campaigns” to return to the White House, because he is “made himself a martyr.”

Gabriel Sterling, Voting Systems Manager for the Georgia Secretary of State's office, answers questions during a press conference on the status of ballot counting in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 6, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

The recent indictments against former President Donald Trump have been “giving oxygen to his campaigns” to return to the White House, according to a Georgia election official.

Gabriel Sterling, who currently serves as the chief operating officer at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, made the comments amid reports that Presidents Trump may face a new indictment related to the alleged interference in the state’s 2020 presidential election.