Trump and close associates allegedly made phone calls to officials in three states — Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia — in a months-long pressure campaign.
Trump and his team worked relentlessly to undo his loss in Georgia, a former Republican stronghold that Biden carried by less than a quarter of a percentage point.
In the weeks prior, he and Giuliani dialed several other top GOP officials in Georgia. In a call to Gov. Brian Kemp, Trump pushed for a special session of the legislature to overturn Biden’s win. Days later, Giuliani made the same request of David Ralston, then the state House speaker, according to the indictment. Kempthe move was “not an option that is allowed under state or federal law.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows played a part in at least two calls, as outlined in the indictment. In one, Meadows arranged for Trump to speak with the state’s chief elections investigator, Frances Watson, the indictment says. Trumpthat he had won the state “by hundreds of thousands of votes,” adding that “when the right answer comes out you’ll be praised.
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