As I have said before Trump really needs therapy.‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor
President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in an extraordinary one-hour phone call Saturday that election experts said raised legal questions.
The Washington Post obtained a recording of the conversation in which Trump alternately berated Raffensperger, tried to flatter him, begged him to act and threatened him with vague criminal consequences if the secretary of state refused to pursue his false claims, at one point warning that Raffensperger was taking “a big risk.”
Throughout the call, Raffensperger and his office’s general counsel rejected Trump’s assertions, explaining that the president is relying on debunked conspiracy theories and that President-elect Joe Biden’s 11,779-vote victory in Georgia was fair and accurate.
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At another point, Trump said: “So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.”
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Just when your thought Trump could go now lower, he proves you wrong.
Here, he is trying to strong-arm the Georgia governor into interfering with votes already cast, already cast in an election already certified -- perhaps asking the Governor to commit a crime. I think making this request is a crime of its own.
I hope he recorded it or had other people listening in on the call.‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor
President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in an extraordinary one-hour phone call Saturday that election experts said raised legal questions.
The Washington Post obtained a recording of the conversation in which Trump alternately berated Raffensperger, tried to flatter him, begged him to act and threatened him with vague criminal consequences if the secretary of state refused to pursue his false claims, at one point warning that Raffensperger was taking “a big risk.”
Throughout the call, Raffensperger and his office’s general counsel rejected Trump’s assertions, explaining that the president is relying on debunked conspiracy theories and that President-elect Joe Biden’s 11,779-vote victory in Georgia was fair and accurate.
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At another point, Trump said: “So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.”
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Just when your thought Trump could go now lower, he proves you wrong.
Here, he is trying to strong-arm the Georgia governor into interfering with votes already cast, already cast in an election already certified -- perhaps asking the Governor to commit a crime. I think making this request is a crime of its own.
From the article:election interference by Trump.
I have just been reading about it. The malignant narcissist scumbag piece of drek grifter has gone way off the deep end. He should be arrested but I will settle for his leaving in less than 17 days. A complete disgrace and his idiot sycophants' continue to support him. UNREAL!‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor
President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in an extraordinary one-hour phone call Saturday that election experts said raised legal questions.
The Washington Post obtained a recording of the conversation in which Trump alternately berated Raffensperger, tried to flatter him, begged him to act and threatened him with vague criminal consequences if the secretary of state refused to pursue his false claims, at one point warning that Raffensperger was taking “a big risk.”
Throughout the call, Raffensperger and his office’s general counsel rejected Trump’s assertions, explaining that the president is relying on debunked conspiracy theories and that President-elect Joe Biden’s 11,779-vote victory in Georgia was fair and accurate.
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At another point, Trump said: “So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.”
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Just when your thought Trump could go now lower, he proves you wrong.
Here, he is trying to strong-arm the Georgia governor into interfering with votes already cast, already counted in an election already certified -- perhaps asking the Governor to commit a crime. I think making this request is a crime of its own.
imo, Trump's interference started way before this phone call. Trump has been asking elected officials in many States to change the results.From the article:
Trump’s conversation with Raffensperger put him in legally questionable territory, legal experts said. By exhorting the secretary of state to “find” votes and to deploy investigators who “want to find answers,” Trump appears to be encouraging him to doctor the election outcome in Georgia.
The article said:I hope he recorded it or had other people listening in on the call.
As I have said before Trump really needs therapy.
Good! If I were him or any other governor I would be reaching for the record button, or getting me some witnesses the second I'm told that President Trump is on the line. No way you can trust that ****ing snake. You have protect yourself whenever and wherever Trump is involved.The article said:
The Washington Post obtained a recording of the conversation in which Trump alternately berated Raffensperger...
He is very, very sick in the head, but I would love to see him go to prison but I’m not holding my breath.This kind of conversation in an attempt to threaten and influence an election official should land him in jail not therapy.
Interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if there are other possible statutes as well.
A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office—
(1)knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for—
(A) registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote;
(B) urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote, or to attempt to register or vote; or
(C) exercising any right under this chapter; or
(2)knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by—
(A) the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held; or
(B) the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held,
shall be fined in accordance with title 18 (which fines shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury, miscellaneous receipts (pursuant to section 3302 of title 31), notwithstanding any other law), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
As I have said before Trump really needs therapy.
I've already gotten sick of it. It's almost funny because the justifications will be so laughably bad, but also disheartening to watch so many people willingly suspend their own sense of morality for political affiliation.Man, I wish I could get away with just half of the stuff wealthy influential people get away with.
I can hardly wait to see how his supporters defend this.
Man, I wish I could get away with just half of the stuff wealthy influential people get away with.
I can hardly wait to see how his supporters defend this.
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