Thread by @akarl_smith

NBC has obtained the audio of Trump's call with Raffensperger (WaPo had first)

One of the first things Trump mentions on the call? That he had bigger rallies than Biden (no mention of the pandemic playing a role here)

nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

s/o to @JulesJester for obtaining

@JulesJester Midway through, Raffensperger pushes back on the assertion that thousands of dead people voted in Georgia. He says only 2 dead voters cast ballots

Trump moments later alleges widespread dead voting across the country and says he's "sure" many dead people voted in Georgia

@JulesJester Basically this entire phone call goes like this:

— Trump goes through his numbers and claims

— Raffensperger/aides say Trump is flat wrong

— Trump says there's simply no way he can be wrong and that only an idiot would doubt him.

nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

@JulesJester In listening to this call I'm reminded of a remark the president made at a rally in Georgia last month:

"I've probably worked harder in the last three weeks than I ever have in my life," he said of his efforts to overturn the results. "Doing this."

nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…