Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote

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Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote
detroitnews.com

Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed by The Detroit News and revealed publicly for the first time.

On a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call, which also involved Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Trump told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two GOP Wayne County canvassers, they'd look "terrible" if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition and then later in the same meeting voted to approve certification of the countyโ€™s election results, according to the recordings.

"We've got to fight for our country," said Trump on the recordings, made by a person who was present for the call with Palmer and Hartmann. "We can't let these people take our country away from us."

McDaniel, a Michigan native and the leader of the Republican Party nationally, said at another point in the call, "If you can go home tonight, do not sign it. ... We will get you attorneys."

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A crime. Trump was recorded, again, committing a crime.

  1. Make it 99 indictments.

Ronna McDaniel was also on the call, making her an accomplice

And again pushing other people to commit crimes for him

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Another blatant crime that we are all witness to. Another open-and-shut case that we'll still need to investigate for years for some fucking reason.

If you come at the king, you best not miss.

If you acknowledge him as a king, you've already lost.

Itโ€™s a reference to a tv show. The point is he is a powerful, influential, and dangerous person. A not guilty verdict will make him stronger and more vengeful. A careful, foolproof investigation is the best strategy to take him down.

At least that's the excuse for slow walking every investigation.

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We will get you attorneys

And this was the moment they knew they had to sign the certification and bail out before they were in more problems.

Oh, they can idict Mc Daniel too, lol.

Damn the Republican party seems to be filled to the brim with criminals, don't it?

Alright Ronna, you've been facing MAGA pressure for your ouster the past few months, here's your chance to do the right thing (hell of an ask for a Republican) / get payback

Oh that's great news. This incontrovertible stuff is the good stuff.

Inb4 "he never said not to certify it"

I had hoped Obama getting elected was going to really bolster unification and the progressive isolation and disarming of racist, bigoted, and hateful views that would ultimately enable continued progress through the election of a woman as president to re-establish the US as a beacon of hope and prosperity. Instead we are here.

These racist assholes need to go. Reagan would be demonized by current republicans. https://youtu.be/2R8QxCD6ir8?feature=shared