Thread by @MamurphyMaureen

1. OK folks. After a preparatory disco nap, I dove into the insanity of this call of Trump's with Georgia officials, and feel Iike I just sat in on the preliminary interview stage of an arrest by Putin's Prosecutor General, CHAIKA (wait for end for bonus track on him).

https://twitter.com/AmyEGardner/status/1345834961690095617

2. Trump spend an hour spewing disjointed word nuggets and random threats, seasoned with momentary diatribes agains Stacy Abrams and obsessions with one election worker and her "lovely daughter" plus personal insults and ridicule of the Governor of Georgia.

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3. There are momentary bits of rationality within this mess, but much of the "flavor" is that of a fever dream of Colonel Kurtz, dying in a hut in the wilderness. Notably, Trump's voice is sometimes clear, but he then lapses into intense slurs and repeated phrases.

I am dividing this analysis into several parts including:

a.) THEMES: Mad " diatribe music" by Trump that will appear in one section, drop off,only to appear again 30 minutes later.

b.) Verbatim passages of dialog and total gonzo-ness.

c.) Supplemental materials.

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THEME ONE: The number 11,779.

Trump has conjured up the number as a talisman, as his grail, his goal.

"11,779 11,779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11,779 11,779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11,779 11,779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11, 779, 11,779 11,779, 11, 779, 11, 779

THEME TWO: Other numbers

30, 40, 50 numbers that come and go, that rise and fall, impossible to track. "Ballots dropped" "Ballots double counted" "ballots in suitcases" "ballots under the table" "ballots in drop boxes that were 'very bad'" "fake ballots"

THEME THEME THREE: "Dead People"

Sometimes verbatim is the only way:

TRUMP: "ALTHOUGH IN ONE STATE WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEAD PEOPLE SO I DON’T KNOW I’M SURE WE DO IN GEORGIA TOO I’M SURE WE DO IN GEORGIA TOO."

THEME THREE: ____ (Name redacted) A truly frightening obsession. I believe an election worker.

"She's a perfect vote scammer and hustler...

THEME THREE

"SHE STUFFED THE BALLOT BOXES, LET’S FACE IT BRAD… EACH BALLOT WENT THREE TIMES, LOOK BRAD WE HAVE A NEW TAPE WE ARE GOING TO RELLEASE ITS DEVASTATING. THAT ONE EVENT WAS A DISASTER WE HAVE A VERSION YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ITS MAGNIFIED YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING..."

THEME THREE: Ick! Ick! Ick!

https://twitter.com/MamurphyMaureen/status/1345967916114702338

THEME FOUR: "Let's face it Brad, I won."

Trump shamelessly browbeat Georgia officials into simply accepting his own "2 plus 2 equals 5" gaslight, and they did an amazing job under such unfair and bad faith circumstances.

THEME FOUR: Good show!

THEME FOUR:

Trump had no interest in looking at information contradicting his claims.

https://twitter.com/M8J7H/status/1345851789925642240

Thought of "The Tudors" when Henry VIII was interrogating Ann Boelyn's alleged lovers. 🥶

Trump: "You should want to have an accurate election, and you’re a Republican."

Georgia Official: "We believe that we do have an accurate election."

Trump: NO YOU DON'T.

THEME 5 THE ASK: As the transcripts moved into Act 3, Trump started pleading for his votes, and tried every trick in the book (shame, allusions to criminality, "danger") to wear down the Georgia officials.

THEME 5: THE ASK: (Seductive)

Trump: The people in Georgia are angry. The people in the country are angry. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN SAYING YOU HAVE RECALCULATED.

THEME FIVE: THE ASK (Gaslighting/veiled threat)

Trump: "I won this election by hundreds and thousands of votes… “

Georgia Counsel Ryan Germany (Stands by the result)

Trump: “Are you sure, Ryan?" (Note use of first name)

Ryan: I am sure, Mr. President.

THEME FIVE: THE ASK (Shaming and personal attack on other Georgians)

Trump: In my opinion, Stacy [Abrams] is as dishonest as they come. She has outplayed you… she’s outsmarted you at every step. It’s very scary to people."
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THEME FIVE: THE ASK (Straight up gonzo)

Trump: "Stacy Abrams is laughing.. she is going around saying these guys are dumb as a rock."

Everyone is going to look very good if the truth comes out….The real truth is that we won."

THEME FIVE: THE ASK (Trump shows his backside here, totally projecting his tormented dreams of being laughed at)

Trump: Fulton county. "Stacy" (MM: F'n. disrespectful first name again) Stacy is as corrupt as they come THEY ARE LAUGHING IT YOU BRAD.

THEME 6: INTIMIDATION

Trump: "I have to find 12,000 votes and I have them times a lot and therefore I won...state."

“[W]hen you talk about no criminality....very dangerous for you to say that. I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE THE VOTES COUNTED AS THEY ARE."

THEME 7: DESPERATE PLEADING

Trump (slurring more): "So what are we going to do here folks I only need 11,000 [MAM note: Actually 11,779] votes. Fellas, I only need 11,000 [11,779] votes give me a break."

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

a.)

Glenn Kirschner on Twitter: "The Trump tapes sound like a mob boss giving orders...Trump tells the [official] to “find” the exact number of votes he needs to flip...This sounds exactly like what we would catch our RICO defendants saying...."

b.)

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

FINAL: I referenced CHAIKA the Prosecutor General in first tweet. I do not believe for a minute Trump would not turn to imprisoning and abusing political enemies and whistleblowers if unstopped. This tape was VERY disturbing.

https://twitter.com/MamurphyMaureen/status/1005235034599641090

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