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2 Jan, 19 tweets, 7 min read
After US judge rejects his ridiculous case to disenfranchise Biden voters, GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert suggests that Trump supporters will resort to street violence. politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
Madness update: Ted Cruz and 10 other GOP Senators say they will not vote to certify Biden electors unless audit is conducted. washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
Ted Cruz and his lot are forcing GOP senators to take sides in their futile and dangerous plot to overturn the election. Yesterday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey and Mitt Romney said they would have no part in it. thehill.com/homenews/senat…
Mike Pence endorses the last-ditch sore-loser effort by Ted Cruz to delay certification of the election results. cnbc.com/2021/01/02/11-…
Madness update: The Washington Post just published audio of Donald Trump’s conversation yesterday with Georgia Secretary of State, pressuring him to “find” enough votes to reverse Joe Biden’s victory there.
"I just want to find 11,780 votes.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Trump threatened Brad Raffensperger, the Ga. Sec/State, and his legal counsel, saying they could be criminally liable if they didn’t find ballots that Trump claims (without evidence) were destroyed.
"That’s a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Kudos to the patriot who recorded the conversation.
“Trump sounded at turns confused and meandering….” washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
He also sounds desperate.
We never heard a recording of Trump’s “do-us-a-favor” call with Ukraine President Zelensky. I imagine it sounded a lot like this.
|@DickDurbin: “The president is unhinged and dangerous."
In his phone call Saturday, Donald Trump appears to have violated Georgia election law which prohibits the solicitation of election fraud. politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
The Washington Post has now posted the FULL AUDIO and a transcript of Donald Trump’s call on Saturday trying to pressure Georgia Sec/State Brad Raffensperger to alter the outcome of the election that Trump lost. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
With seconds of beginning the call, Trump bases his claim to winning the vote in Georgia on “rally size.” washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Raffensperger: "Um, we don’t agree that you have won.” washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Trump keep coming back to his rallies as proof that he won Georgia. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
"So what are we going to do here folks? I only need 11,000 votes. Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break."
*Georgia Sec/State Brad Raffensperger had told aides not to release recording of the call unless Donald Trump attacked state officials or misrepresented what was said.
*Trump obliged with a tweet on Sunday morning.
nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/…

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