Trump Calls Georgia Secretary of State to Find 11,780 Votes

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President Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021, demanding he ‘find 11,780 votes’ to overturn Biden’s victory in Georgia. In the recorded hour-long call, Trump threatened Raffensperger with criminal prosecution, saying ‘you know what they did and you’re not reporting it. That’s a criminal offense.’ Trump made numerous false claims about dead voters, ballot destruction, and Dominion voting machines while pressuring Raffensperger to ‘recalculate’ the results. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Cleta Mitchell participated in the call. Raffensperger refused, stating ’the data you have is wrong.’ This call became central evidence in Trump’s Georgia indictment for criminal conspiracy to overturn the election, with prosecutors calling it the ‘smoking gun’ of election interference.

Sources & Citations

[1] Here's the full transcript and audio of the call between Trump and Raffensperger · Jan 3, 2021 Tier 1

[2] Trump's Call to Georgia Election Officials · Jan 3, 2021 Tier 1

[3] Georgia election racketeering prosecution · Jan 1, 2024 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Trump Calls Georgia Secretary of State to Find 11,780 Votes.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, January 2, 2021. https://capturecascade.org/event/2021-01-02--trump-calls-georgia-secretary-of-state-to-find-117/