'I just want to find 11,780 votes': In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secreta

[demmiblue]

Source: WaPo

‘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 his assertions, explaining that Trump is relying on debunked conspiracy theories and that President-elect Joe Biden’s 12,779-vote victory in Georgia was fair and accurate.

Trump dismissed their arguments.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

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[Initech]

1. Concede already, jackass!

[brokephibroke]

2. What as ass

Trump will get what he deserves when he loses his immunity.

[smb]

73. That's Why He's Searching High And Low For The Missing Votes To Save His Ass

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Even if this were to happen, he still loses with 248 electoral votes vs. Biden's 290.

[woodsprite]

4. Nah, they wouldn't let up. The would say it set precendence and try to overturn the other states. nt

[AZ8theist]

69. True that. Just plain stupid.

But why are we not suing the election in Kentucky where ACTUAL ELECTION FRAUD took place??

[smb]

74. I'm Sure He Was Trying To Lean On Other Swing State Officials

Maybe this is just the first one where the tape got out.

[Lonestarblue]

5. After January 20, can Trump be indicted for a crime related to his attempts of election fraud?

Trying to force the creation of votes that do not exist would seem illegal and criminal, but I don’t know whether Trump is violating specific laws. Threats to an election official should be illegal if they’re not already.

[jmowreader]

16. He can definitely be indicted for his own election fraud

And so can Melania. Both of them claimed residence at an address that can’t legally be one, which means both of them voted illegally.

[jaxexpat]

39. Trump's was tossed because their machines don't read sharpie (or crayon)

[AZ8theist]

70. Plus he voted by mail so he committed vote fraud...

[cilla4progress]

6. The words cornered rat

come to mind.

[Yeehah]

30. Trump is showing us he is very desperate

He has lots of debts coming due. I am somewhat enjoying his clownish attempts to cling to power. I truly will enjoy watching his demise after he is no longer president.

[smb]

75. He Knows He's Going To End Up In Prison Or In Exile

Also, if he didn't grift enough to pay off his Mafiya debts, he could end up falling out a window.

[exboyfil]

7. And they lost their mind

When Gore specified two counties for a recount calling it vote mining.

Nice there is a recording for history. Please play it during the discussion of Georgia's Electoral votes in the House and Senate.

[cilla4progress]

8. Evidence.

Amirite?

[exboyfil]

13. A recording

I thought that might happen. Too many people were involved when he called the Sec State, and by that point he was angry and concerned given the earlier threats.

Good timing for it to come out. It seems like the cabal objecting on Tuesday or going to have some head wind.

[Corgigal]

24. Might explain

why they even picked up the phone on Mr. Lame Duck.

Change your number people.

[mopinko]

9. and he'll still be short. asshole cant even do simple math.

[dalton99a]

10. "Find me 11,780 votes, or I'll be very angry"

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

11. IS THERE ANY LAW that says you cant hang up on a sitting president? Why woud anyone put up

with that - just refer him to your attorney and hang up.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

14. Then there's the old ploy of you're "in a meeting" I WAS office support staff for many years and

if I had a dollar for every time I had to tell someone my boss was "in a meeting" when he or she really just didnt want to talk to that person - Id be rich!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

35. Glad he took the call and hit 'record'

[BigmanPigman]

67. He was smart and knew to record the conversation.

[smb]

76. Remember This Moment? (AZ Governor Ducey Ghosts President Doofus)

[Ferrets are Cool]

12. Nixon was forced to resign for MUCH LESS than this criminal activity.

[Bayard]

15. Raffensperger has my respect

Trump must be charged with election interference and intimidation.

[TeamPooka]

38. yea kinda. but none of them had the guts to just say "You're wrong. You lost."

[rdking647]

17. how is this not a crime???

when the idiot goes to GA for his rally he should be met by the GA state police and taken away in handcuffs

[LymphocyteLover]

19. RIGHT???? GODDAMN THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!

[still_one]

26. They won't do the 25th amendment, and what he is doing is impeachable, but it won't happen

[yaesu]

61. It won't happe before the GA elections because we dare not make the tRumpsters upset

but he must be impeached again or Democracy will be lost, forever because there will be more fascists getting away with it in the future.

[MizLibby]

51. Mr. President, Sir, Welcome to GA. We have a warrant for your arrest.

[flibbitygiblets]

65. Oh there are several laws against this in GA. Many have gone to jail for far less there.

with regard to election tampering specifically. And yet, I guess if you're a celebrity they let you do it and whatnot.

[dlk]

18. He'll pay for them

Just “find” the votes...

[IggleDuer]

20. The Trump virus caused 10690 deaths, per Worldometerx

Surely they all might have voted for you. Mango Musselini could have pulled a lot closer, if had told the voters to wear masks.

[Behind the Aegis]

21. Does shit for brains not understand those "votes" STILL will NOT change the election!

Even if he "wins" GA (by theft), he still loses the presidential election!

What a fucking dipshit!

Soon...soon...

[Pepsidog]

47. Imagine the calls to other states.

[Stuart G]

22. Kick for exposure..K and R

[still_one]

23. The day trump drops dead is the day I will celebrate

[niyad]

45. That is why I keep saying that, as much as I would like to see that massive ass in prison, I am

quite willing to let Kharma deal with him. He is f'n dangerous.

[still_one]

48. I agree

[birdographer]

62. Exactly

I have the champagne, just waiting for the event. If he ceased to exist, SO MUCH shit would just go away!

[MineralMan]

25. Unfreakingbelievable. And it was recorded.

Fucking Hell!

[TeamPooka]

40. Trump doesn't realize yet that because he's such a scumbag liar EVERYONE is recording his calls

so dumb.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Yeah, THAT wouldn't look suspicious, erasing 11,780 votes and winning by one vote

No one would suspect a thing!

[DeminPennswoods]

55. He'd still lose by 999 votes

LOL!

[maddogesq]

28. The mob boss wannabe keeps forgetting one simple fact:

Mob bosses worth their salt don't pick fights they know they can't win.

The Mango Moron would do better to go back and see who he can fleece to fund future adventures and those pesky legal bills arising from the Southern District of NY.

[jaxexpat]

43. Also, he doesn't have a "mob", only fellow grifters and slightly insane GOP wannabes.

[BarbD]

29. Geez! Now, I am really getting pissed.

You lost dumb-ass. Go home -- or don't you have one to go to?

[alphafemale]

31. Not one where a single person has ever loved him

He'd be a hitch hiking serial killer if he wasn't born rich.

[TeamPooka]

32. so crooked. talks like a mob boss.

[djacq]

33. Rep Adam Schiff warned us;

"You can't trust this president to do the right thing. Not for one minute, not for one election, not for the sake of our country. You just can't. He will not change and you know it."

[Akacia]

34. I have said I hate him so many times over the last four years but

one more time, I HATE HIM!

[groundloop]

50. If I ever get really bored with a LOT of time on my hands I'll make a list of the reasons I hate him

Mocking a disabled reporter
Bragging about being able to 'grab 'em by the pussy'
Serial adulterer
Paid porn star to cover up adultery
6 or 7 (lost count) bankruptcies which screwed many small businesses and working people
Bragged about walking into the dressing room for young pageant contestants


and on and on.

At least I know he'll be out of our White House in 2 1/2 weeks.

[Akacia]

66. So many reasons!

[bucolic_frolic]

36. Wow, how did they get this call, and release it? /nt

[Maeve]

37. I want the next Attorney General on this January 21st

It too short a time to impeach, and I want him to pay for this.

[Generic Brad]

41. Does no one have the balls to straight up tell him he lost and it's over?

He lost. It's over. Move on, for Christ's sake.

[liberalla]

42. Now WHO on the Repug side is going to defend this???

Who?

[UCmeNdc]

44. Isn't this illegal? No one has the balls to tell Trump that he is breaking the law?

No one in the DOJ is looking into this?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

46. I just want to find 11,780 dollars in my sock drawer.

I found 25 cents there the other day. So, it's possible. I just need to look again. One more time should do it.

[PSPS]

49. This can't be. Susan Collins said "he learned his lesson!!11!"

[tavernier]

64. It's true.

The lesson was that he could do anything he wanted and be impeached and the repubs wouldn’t do a thing about it, ever. That was the lesson you gave him and he learned it well.

[Happy Hoosier]

52. How the FUCK....

... is this not a Federal crime!?

[Catch2.2]

53. None of this matters

if there are no consequences. Trump & the Republicans continue this because they have not been held accountable. They have been allowed to get away with this corruption without any consequences. If the Dems don't do anything, this corruption will continue but much worse!

[Catch2.2]

54. None of this matters...

if there are no consequences. Trump & the Republicans continue this corruption because they have not been held accountable. They have been allowed to get away with this corruption without any consequences. If the Dems don't do anything, this corruption will continue but much worse!

[patphil]

56. Asking Raffensperger to find just enough votes for him to win is a sure sign of criminal intent.

In essence, Trump wanted Raffensperger to cheat so he could win. I imagine he had similar conversations with Republican officials of all the "contested" states. Unfortunately for Trump the laws of Georgia made it legal to both record and publish the content of the call.

But then it's the Democrats who "fixed" the election....riiiight.
You can't fix what isn't broken. But, of course, Trump was perfectly willing to break it.

[usaf-vet]

63. When minutes before Trumps said 100,000 votes were in question BUT I'm only interest in 11,780.....

F..K the other voters.

[58Sunliner]

57. What I wouldn't give for 5 minutes and a baseball bat.

[MustLoveBeagles]

58. K&R

[Karma13612]

59. He even dragged Stacy Abrams thru the mud

That is not going to help him or the GOP at all.

The 4:XX minute tape doesn’t mention her. But the full length 1 hour audio which I have listened to for 40 minutes so far DOES contain reference to Stacy in a very negative light.

Man, Trump is going down in a great implosion right before our eyes. I hope he does time for this crap.

[BobTheSubgenius]

60. That is likely the most unrestrained, blatant bit of dirty politics that's ever been recorded.d/

[onetexan]

68. Carl Bernstein: This is the ultimate smoking gun tape

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/03/trump-georgia-votes-raffensperger-call-tapes-bernstein-sot-vpx.cnn

Bernstein: "Republicans should be calling for him to resign immediately...The heroes of Watergate were Republicans who would not tolerate Richard Nixon's conduct".

[tclambert]

71. Yet another "prefect" phone call.

After he's dethroned, Trump should teach a university course on phone etiquette.

Or maybe record voicemail messages: "At the tone, leave a message. Before I listen to it, I want you to do a favor for me first, though."

[truthisfreedom]

72. And of course, he's now suing the Georgia SOS for recording the phone call...

Even though Georgia law states that only one party on a phone call needs to consent to the recording.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sues-georgia-official-recording/

[honest.abe]

77. I suspect this same type of call went out to GOP officials in other swing states.

Just dont have recordings of those.