Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gave in to pressure from Republicans and the Trump campaign to do a recount of votes. This comes despite the fact that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by more than 14,000 votes in the state. Recounts rarely yield a change of more than a few hundred votes, usually less. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes:

Flanked by local elections officials at a Capitol press conference, Raffensperger said the count will be conducted by hand under Georgia’s election audit rules before a Nov. 20 deadline to finalize results. The cost of the enormous undertaking, requiring hundreds of poll workers, wasn’t immediately clear.

The decision came after an immense effort by President Donald Trump and his supporters to cast doubt on Georgia’s election results, despite no evidence of any wrongdoing or irregularities. U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, facing Jan. 5 runoffs, called for Raffensperger’s resignation, and Trump’s campaign demanded the hand recount Tuesday.

The New York Times points out:

The recount, which will use the paper printouts created under Georgia’s new electronic voting system and this goes further than the “scan” recount required by law, will apply to only the presidential election. It will not affect the outcome of the state’s two Senate races, which will be decided in runoffs on Jan. 5 and will determine Senate control.

And Trump was handed a gift here because his campaign won’t be picking up the tab, instead, it will be paid by Georgia taxpayers.