Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden's win in the state

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state and asked the governor to order an audit of absentee ballot signatures, the latest brazen effort by the president to interfere in the 2020 election.

Hours before he is scheduled to hold a rally in Georgia on behalf of the state’s two GOP senators, Trump pressed Kemp to call a special session of the state legislature to get lawmakers to override the results and appoint electors that would back him, according to a person familiar with the conversation. He also asked the governor to demand an audit of signatures on mail ballots, something Kemp has previously noted he has no power to do.

Kemp declined the entreaty from Trump, according to the person. The governor later referenced his conversation with Trump in a midday tweet, noting that he told the president that he’d already publicly advocated for a signature audit.Cody Hall, Kemp’s spokesman, confirmed the two men spoke. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh declined to comment. The latest example of Trump’s extraordinary personal effort to overturn Biden’s win comes as his legal team has met with resounding failure in its attempts to use the courts to upend the election.

On Friday, the president and his allies suffered legal defeats in six states. Trump’s attempts to pressure Kemp come amid high political stakes in Georgia, where both Republican Senate incumbents face in runoff elections in January that could determine which party controls the upper chamber. The president is set to headline a campaign rally for Perdue and Loeffler in the state Saturday night — his first major political event since before the Nov. 3 election.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-kemp-call-georgia/2020/12/05/fd8d677c-3721-11eb-8d38-6aea1adb3839_story.html

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[moose65]

1. How would that even work?

The actual ballots aren’t signed. The signature is on the envelope. The signature is verified, then the ballot is separated from the envelope. At this point, there is no way to know which ballot came from which envelope.

The whole thing is baloney, anyway. It’s just Trump trying his “try anything” tactic.

[lisa58]

3. They don't care - he just wants to be able to say it...

Because saying it makes it so in Trumpland

[TeamPooka]

20. Trump just wants to be able to say it again later in a fundraising email....

[lisa58]

2. You beat me to it...of course he did

[LisaL]

4. Can we impeach Trump again?

We got to keep him busy for the next 46 days.

[Laelth]

12. Of course, we could.

That’s up to Nancy Pelosi. Contact her if you feel strongly about it , but I do not think that there is any great support for a second impeachment of Trump.

-Laelth

[George II]

17. I don't think there's time at this point. The House will only be in session for about a week....

...until the new session begins in January. Then trump will be out of office only two weeks later.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

21. It only takes one or two days to vote for an article of impeachment for obstructing justice.

Immediately walk the document to the Senate, where it has to be taken up, despite Moscow Mitch's attempts to derail it.

Present the case the next day. Attempt to call witnesses, which the GOP will vote down. Then a roll-call vote to get the individual Repug senators on the record as to whether they support Trump or the rule of law. It will probably fail, but Trump will leave office as a president who was impeached twice in the only term he served. And the GOP senator's votes can be used as an argument against the Republicans who supported his coup attempt.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Even if Kemp agreed, and good for him to say no...

that still wouldn't give him enough electoral votes. Plus, it's illegal, not that that matters to Spanky.

[George II]

24. Although a sleazebag republican, I don't think Kemp is stupid enough to do something....

...that would risk his future political career.

[dem4decades]

6. Hope that Trump is really pissed off when he hits the stage.

Time for Trump to declare war on the Georgia GOP.

[LisaL]

7. Why limit himself to just GA?

NT

[dem4decades]

13. Right now it's more important to destroy GA GOP.

[keep_left]

10. Maybe all that rage will finally take its toll...

...on Drumpf's cardiovascular system. Or else perhaps all those years of Big Macs and KFC will finish the job. "Tls a consummation devoutly to be wished".

[2naSalit]

23. There's still a chance for spontaneous combustion!

It's the triple word score and daily double on my bingo card!

[WA-03 Democrat]

8. Show Kemp who the MAN is

Rip apart the republicans for their disloyalty Donnie Diapers.
Tell the rally what they want to hear! Write in Trump twice! 2 senate seat equals one more president terms. It’s in the constitution and this QAnon video.

“This tough guy voter comes up to me and says, ‘Sir! I am sorry I can only vote twice for the greatest president twice for Senate.’ He then started to cry, beautiful rivers of man tears. And this is a tough guy! From central casting.”

Fuck it all up Don!

[dhill926]

9. Jesus, enough of this shit...

[BumRushDaShow]

11. That was my first thought when I saw the breaking banner

It's obviously an attempt to stay in the news cycle.

[Midnight Writer]

14. So after attacking Kemp for weeks, trashing him to his supporters, he calls him for "a favor"?

[George II]

15. That's a Federal crime, and maybe even a state crime. The man is certifiably insane.

[Happy Hoosier]

18. He's gonna pardon himself.

Or try to.

[beachbumbob]

16. Citizens of Georgia can remove the governor thru recall, takes 15%

of registered voters to sign petitions to get a vote.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

19. Going through such lengths to elect Democrats in Georgia....

How thoughtful of the Donald.-

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

22. Lindsey Graham is in trouble for trying to interfere with Georgia's election.

I wonder if the same laws apply to Trump? The indictment could be filed now, waiting to be served when he leaves the WH -- or before, since the FBI policy only applies to the federal government.

[NRaleighLiberal]

25. So in trump - and trumpers - world, elections are of no use. They want to win - they should win

voting is a sham. he is a tsar, emperor, tyrant.

Why is this not treason? Why is this not a blatantly criminal act?

Why the fuck aren't they dragging him out and locking him up?

[bucolic_frolic]

26. This is business school behavior

everything is a dirty little inside deal that we can work out. He is simply unsuitable for politics.

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Jesus H...

Will this worthless clown EVER go away?

[CloudWatcher]

28. Another day, another felony.

Wouldn't it be cool if Trump were actually prosecuted for each and every one of his criminal acts? Our nation based on the "rule of law" is in need of some serious maintenance, or these United States will have the same fate as late Arecibo Telescope. And the collapse of our democracy could be as rapid (and as expected) as Arecibo's.

[Blue Owl]

29. Just hang up on that fat whiny fuck

I'd love to see the tantrump little Donny would throw if Kemp simply hung up on him as soon as he started spewing his fucking bullshit.

[Stuart G]

30. This is proof that Trump is ...NUTS!!

It is December 5, Saturday and Trump cannot even take a day off from being crazy. He is sure he can get away with it, and it does look like he will, but that ain't up to me. We will see, and it looks like nothing will be done, but as others have said, this is illegal.

[keithbvadu2]

31. Trump calls Kemp names and says he is ashamed to have endorsed Kemp.

Trump calls Kemp names and says he is ashamed to have endorsed Kemp.

Now it's time to request a favor.