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According to the content of the recording released by China Post, Trump sometimes congratulates and sometimes pressures Ravenspug, who is in charge of the state election.
Latest revealed phone recordings show US President Trump (Donald Trump; Trump) asked Republican Secretary of State Raffensperger (Brad Raffensperger) of Georgia (State of Geogia; also translated to Georgia) State Election Results .
Since the United States general election on November 3, 2020, the President of the United States has repeatedly accused the election of large-scale fraud, but has yet to provide any substantial evidence.
All 50 US states certify election results. Some of these states have been through recount and legal appeals. But so far, the United States court has rejected 60 legal challenges to Biden’s election.
The United States Congress will officially approve the election results on January 6, which means that Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as President of the United States on January 20.
But the “Washington Post” published a report on Sunday (January 3) that sparked a public outcry. The newspaper published what was said to be a phone call between Trump and Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Ravenspug last Saturday (January 2). In this hour of tape, Trump insisted that he won the state and pressured Ravenspug to reexamine the state’s election results.
“I just need to find 11,780 votes,” Trump told Ravenspug by phone.
“I just need to find 11,780 votes,” Trump told Ravenspug by phone.
According to recordings released by China Post, Trump sometimes congratulated and sometimes pressured Ravenspug, who was in charge of elections in the state, and asked the latter to find 11,780 votes originally cast for Trump and reverse the election results. . However, Ravensperger responded to Trump by saying that the election results were correct and Trump threatened that Ravensperger could face legal consequences during the call.
After the report was released, Trump tweeted that Ravenspug did not elaborate on the president’s “voter fraud.” Ravenspug responded by saying, “Dear Mr. President, your statement is not true and the truth will come out.”
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Voters in Georgia will vote for two state senators on Tuesday (January 5). The result can determine whether or not the bipartisan power of the Senate is balanced.
Georgia voters will vote for two state senators on Tuesday (January 5), and the result may determine whether the Senate’s bipartisan power is balanced. Because if the two Democratic candidates win in the state, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate will be tied, and Democratic Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Kamala Harris He Jinli) will have a swing vote. And now, the Democrats have control of the House of Representatives.
What did Trump say on the phone?
In the audio excerpts published by the “Washington Post”, Trump can be heard negotiating “hard and soft” with Ravenspug. Trump repeatedly insisted that he won the state election, telling Ravenspug that “if you say you want to recount the votes, there is nothing wrong with that!”
Ravenspug said, “Mr. President, the challenge you are facing now is that your existing data is incorrect.”
Over the phone, Trump later said there were rumors that many ballots were destroyed and voting machines were removed from Fulton County in the state. However, Ravenspugg’s attorney said this is not true.
After that, Trump threatened Ravenspug with possible legal consequences.
Trump said: “You know what they (referring to the scammers accused by Trump) did but they did not report it. This is a crime. You cannot allow this to happen. This is both for you and your attorney Ryan. It is a great risk. “
He then asked for an additional 11,780 votes, which would allow him to get a total of 2,473,634 votes in the state, which is just one vote, topping the 2,473,633 votes that Biden got in the state.
He also told Ravenspug to double-check the ticket with the state.
He said: “You can activate verification, but you can re-verify the ballots with those who want to find the answer, not with those who do not want to find the answer.”
Ravensperger replied: “Mr. President, you have people who provide information, and we also have people who provide our information. So this information must be presented to the court first, and the court must make a decision”; “But we have to defend the number of votes we obtained. We believe that these numbers are correct.”
The White House has yet to comment on this recording.
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Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said: “Trump’s contempt for democracy is revealed once again in this recording.”
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a moderate Republican, said on Twitter: “This is absolutely shocking. For every member of Congress who is considering opposing the election result, in light of this, cannot go against the election result. unconscient “.
analysis
Anthony Zurcher BBC North America Correspondent
In the final weeks of his presidency, Trump is trying to find a way to stay in power.
His latest move is to condemn, plead and threaten the Georgia Secretary of State to “find” the votes that can be delivered to him so he can win in the state.
For Trump, it doesn’t matter if there is no reliable evidence of substantive fraud; Georgia has counted the votes and then counted them again, and no major difference was found in the number of votes, it doesn’t matter. Finally, the Republican-controlled state has tested its election results. Even if Georgia’s outcome changes, it will not be enough for him to be elected president. They are all indifferent to Trump.
Trump’s call implies that he doesn’t just want to maintain his power after the election, or work hard to improve his ability to raise funds in the future. He still seems to firmly believe that he is the winner of the American election and is willing to use any method, including some actions that doubt his legitimacy, to demand that state officials change the election to a result that is beneficial to him.
This is also reminiscent of the past when he had the phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky “I hope you can do me a favor.” At that time, he also asked a foreign leader for political help.
That conversation led to Trump’s impeachment against Congress.
Will Trump be charged?
Trump’s brazen call on Saturday may make it difficult for him to gain political support to achieve his goals.
The president of the United States did even more desperate things at such a desperate time.
Pence attitude
Before President-elect Biden was about to be sworn in on January 20, current Vice President Pence “welcomed” some US senators to challenge Biden’s victory.
Currently, 11 Republican senators led by Ted Cruz have expressed their intention to refuse to certify the results of the 2020 US elections in a congressional vote held on January 6. It is proposed that the Election Committee conduct 10 days of election results in “controversial states”. Urgent review.
The Vice President of the United States, Pence, welcomed the senator’s call mentioned above.
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But this effort is destined to fail, because a majority of senators are expected to vote to approve Biden’s election.
Although Pence himself did not publicly support Trump’s allegations of voter fraud, Mark Short, Pence’s chief of staff, said on Saturday (January 2) that Pence was as concerned as “millions of Americans.” Fraud and irregularities in the past US elections. ”Short said the vice president appreciates the efforts of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to use their legal rights to present objections and evidence.
As president of the Senate, Pence will oversee the January 6 meeting and declare Biden the winner.
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Cruz has ambitions to run for president in the future.
What will happen on January 6?
At that time, senators will debate their objections for two hours before voting. For those who oppose the recognition of the election result to win, they must obtain a majority of votes in both houses.
Republicans currently have a majority in the Senate, but some Republicans have said they will not question the election results. Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives.
Some senior Republicans have stated that the Senate’s certification of the election results is primarily a symbolic ceremony and should not be an opportunity for lengthy debates. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Mitch McConnell) admitted that Biden won the election and asked other Republicans not to oppose accepting the election result.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi)
Pelosi narrowly qualified for re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives
On Sunday, the United States Congress held its first meeting in its new term, and the Senate and House of Representatives were sworn in. Democrat Nancy Pelosi (Nancy Pelosi) defeated her opponent by a narrow margin and was re-elected as Speaker of the House.
The House of Representatives voted 216-209 to re-elect Pelosi, 80, as president.
Democrats lost 11 seats in the last November election, so this time they have 222 seats, and Republicans have 212 seats. In this presidential election, five Democrats chose not to support Pelosi. Two members of the House of Representatives voted for members who did not participate in the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the other three voted “present.”
