Trump Urged Georgia Officials to Find Votes, Flip State to Him

President joined on call by lawyers, chief of staff Meadows
Democrat and watchdog describe Trump’s call as impeachable

LISTEN: Donald Trump called Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to demand that he find just enough votes to overturn the president's loss in the state to Joe Biden. Also on the call were Ryan Germany, the secretary of state’s legal counsel, Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer for Trump, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. (Excerpt)(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Josh Wingrove and Margaret Newkirk

January 3, 2021 at 3:04 PM EST

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January 4, 2021 at 8:09 AM EST

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President Donald Trump urged Georgia election officials to “find” thousands of votes and recalculate the election result to flip the state to him -- an extraordinary effort to strong-arm fellow Republicans as he tries to dispute Joe Biden’s election win.

In a 62-minute call on Saturday, Trump oscillated from flattery to threats as he pressed officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, to take action in his favor just days before Congress is scheduled to certify the election results.

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