Trump Called the Georgia Secretary of State and Demanded that He Find More Nonexistent Votes

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In the newest chapter of President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat and his aggressive attempt to undermine an election that he lost decisively, the Washington Post reported on an hour-long telephone call Trump made on Saturday to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The Post obtained a recording of the call, in which Trump appeared urged Raffensperger, who is a Republican, to manipulate the election by “recalculat[ing]” the results and “find[ing]” enough votes so that he would be declared the victor.

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