'I just want 11,780 votes': Trump pressed Georgia to overturn Biden win.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Team Trump leaned heavily on Georgia officials in January, including a phone conversation in which Trump himself told Georgia's Republican secretary of state that he wanted someone to "find" enough votes to flip the state in his favor, the will of the voters be damned.

This deeply-scandalous misconduct is the subject of an ongoing criminal probe in Georgia, where members of a grand jury are hearing evidence about the efforts of Trump to intervene in the state's vote count, which may yet lead to charges.

But as the Associated Press reported Friday, what happened in Georgia was not an isolated incident:

"Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona's largest county dodged calls from Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the he sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states. The records—including voicemails and text messages—shed light on another state where Trump, his attorneys, and others mounted a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign on Republican officials overseeing elections."

There is a recording, for example, of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman receiving a call shortly before midnight in early January. "Hello, sir. This is the White House operator I was calling to let you know that the president's available to take your call if you're free," the White House operator said in a voicemail. "If you could please give us a call back, sir, that'd be great. You have a good evening."

Hickman dodged Trump's outreach, understandably assuming that he would engage in an improper lobbying campaign about changing election results.

"I had seen what occurred in Georgia and I was like, 'I want no part of this madness and the only way I enter into this is I call the president back,'" Hickman said.

And it was not just Trump. Rudy Giuliani, in his capacity as Trump's lawyer, also made multiple calls to members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Team Trump leaned heavily on Georgia officials in January, including a phone conversation in which Trump himself told Georgia's Republican secretary of state that he wanted someone to "find" enough votes to flip the state in his favor, the will of the voters be damned.

This deeply-scandalous misconduct is the subject of an ongoing criminal probe in Georgia, where members of a grand jury are hearing evidence about the efforts of Trump to intervene in the state's vote count, which may yet lead to charges.

But as the Associated Press reported Friday, what happened in Georgia was not an isolated incident:

"Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona's largest county dodged calls from Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the he sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states. The records—including voicemails and text messages—shed light on another state where Trump, his attorneys, and others mounted a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign on Republican officials overseeing elections."

There is a recording, for example, of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman receiving a call shortly before midnight in early January. "Hello, sir. This is the White House operator I was calling to let you know that the president's available to take your call if you're free," the White House operator said in a voicemail. "If you could please give us a call back, sir, that'd be great. You have a good evening."

Hickman dodged Trump's outreach, understandably assuming that he would engage in an improper lobbying campaign about changing election results.

"I had seen what occurred in Georgia and I was like, 'I want no part of this madness and the only way I enter into this is I call the president back,'" Hickman said.

And it was not just Trump. Rudy Giuliani, in his capacity as Trump's lawyer, also made multiple calls to members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

TBF, most of this is not new info, Georgia officials were noting their concerns about this back when it happened. Trumpers didn't care then; they won't care now. They only care about winning; the means don't matter.

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich to open a criminal investigation into possible efforts by Trump and his allies to influence Maricopa County supervisors as the ballots were still being tallied.

Hobbs said some of the communications "involve clear efforts to induce supervisors to refuse to comply with their duties," which could violate Arizona law.

The secretary of state was not alone. Yesterday, Representative Ruben Gallego also urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to examine the possibility of "an extremely serious crime" in what Gallago called a "pressure campaign" exerted by the Trump campaign and party officials.

In his letter to Garland, he argued that the Republican efforts "reflect a disturbing trend following the 2020 election of Trump advisors and allies, and even Trump himself, committing potential crimes to overturn the election."

Two top House Democrats on Wednesday launched an investigation into whether Cyber Ninjas, one of the private companies hired by Arizona Republicans to "audit" millions of ballots cast during the 2020 election, is working to "reverse the result of a free and fair election for partisan gain."

House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, and Representative Jamie Raskin, who leads a House civil rights subcommittee, have asked the firm's CEO to send them a raft of documents related to the audit, including information about who is paying for it.

If the committee uncovers evidence that laws have been broken as part of Arizona's process, lawmakers will make referrals to the Justice Department, which is already well aware of the controversy.

The document request has a July 28th deadline.

Tik-tok.

There's an extremely high chance that these people have broken laws.

Did they end ip finding any bamboo in the ballots? That was their claim, that 'tens of thousands of illegal ballots came from China, so they must have been made of paper sourced from bamboo.' What a bunch of idiot bigots.

In Arizona’s Bizarre Election Audit, Ballots Are Being Checked For Bamboo And Election Chief Has Been Assigned Protection

"bamboo paper ballots: ancient chinese secret"

okay boomers

Originally posted by Robtard
There's an extremely high chance that these people have broken laws.

Did they end ip finding any bamboo in the ballots? That was their claim, that 'tens of thousands of illegal ballots came from China, so they must have been made of paper sourced from bamboo.' What a bunch of idiot bigots.

In Arizona’s Bizarre Election Audit, Ballots Are Being Checked For Bamboo And Election Chief Has Been Assigned Protection

Byung J. Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, told congressional investigators on Wednesday that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials' warning that Donald J. Trump intended to fire him for refusing to say that widespread voter fraud had been found in Georgia.

Mr. Pak, who provided more than three hours of closed-door testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, stepped down with no notice on January 4th, saying that he had done his best "to be thoughtful and consistent, and to provide justice for my fellow citizens in a fair, effective, and efficient manner."

Mr. Pak testified that top department officials had made clear that Trump intended to fire him, and resigning would pre-empt a public dismissal.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Two top House Democrats on Wednesday launched an investigation into whether Cyber Ninjas, one of the private companies hired by Arizona Republicans to "audit" millions of ballots cast during the 2020 election, is working to "reverse the result of a free and fair election for partisan gain."

House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, and Representative Jamie Raskin, who leads a House civil rights subcommittee, have asked the firm's CEO to send them a raft of documents related to the audit, including information about who is paying for it.

If the committee uncovers evidence that laws have been broken as part of Arizona's process, lawmakers will make referrals to the Justice Department, which is already well aware of the controversy.

The document request has a July 28th deadline.

Tik-tok.

Documents released on August 31st under a court order include text messages from former Trump campaign official Jeff DeWit and Randy Pullen, a spokesperson for the audit.

In those messages, DeWit offered to contribute $175,000 to a so-called "dark money" group called the Guardian Defense Fund, of which Pullen was the treasurer, and later asked about contributions to another group, Fund the Audit by the America Project.

DeWit sent a text message to Pullen on April 28th about the America Project, saying, "So they are ok to donate to? Trump asking."

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Documents released on August 31st under a court order include text messages from former Trump campaign official Jeff DeWit and Randy Pullen, a spokesperson for the audit.

In those messages, DeWit offered to contribute $175,000 to a so-called "dark money" group called the Guardian Defense Fund, of which Pullen was the treasurer, and later asked about contributions to another group, Fund the Audit by the America Project.

DeWit sent a text message to Pullen on April 28th about the America Project, saying, "So they are ok to donate to? Trump asking."

From Adam's post: "Byung J. Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, told congressional investigators on Wednesday that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials' warning that Donald J. Trump intended to fire him for refusing to say that widespread voter fraud had been found in Georgia." -snip

More clear signs of Trump's election tampering, Trumpers won't care.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Team Trump leaned heavily on Georgia officials in January, including a phone conversation in which Trump himself told Georgia's Republican secretary of state that he wanted someone to "find" enough votes to flip the state in his favor, the will of the voters be damned.

This deeply-scandalous misconduct is the subject of an ongoing criminal probe in Georgia, where members of a grand jury are hearing evidence about the efforts of Trump to intervene in the state's vote count, which may yet lead to charges.

But as the Associated Press reported Friday, what happened in Georgia was not an isolated incident:

"Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona's largest county dodged calls from Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the he sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states. The records—including voicemails and text messages—shed light on another state where Trump, his attorneys, and others mounted a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign on Republican officials overseeing elections."

There is a recording, for example, of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman receiving a call shortly before midnight in early January. "Hello, sir. This is the White House operator I was calling to let you know that the president's available to take your call if you're free," the White House operator said in a voicemail. "If you could please give us a call back, sir, that'd be great. You have a good evening."

Hickman dodged Trump's outreach, understandably assuming that he would engage in an improper lobbying campaign about changing election results.

"I had seen what occurred in Georgia and I was like, 'I want no part of this madness and the only way I enter into this is I call the president back,'" Hickman said.

And it was not just Trump. Rudy Giuliani, in his capacity as Trump's lawyer, also made multiple calls to members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.

A local criminal investigation into Donald Trump's attempt to meddle with Georgia's 2020 election recount is inching forward, as Fulton County investigators have interviewed elections officials and received documents from the agency.

"They've asked us for documents, they've talked to some of our folks, and we'll cooperate fully," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said this week.

And nothing will happen.

Keep getting your hopes up.

Originally posted by Klaw
And nothing will happen.

Keep getting your hopes up.

Trumpers don't care that Trump legitimately used the power of the office of the POTUS to tamper with the 2020 election results, they only care that (if?) he can get away with it.

Tells you all you need to know about them.

Originally posted by Robtard
Trumpers don't care that Trump legitimately used the power of the office of the POTUS to tamper with the 2020 election results, they only care that (if?) he can get away with it.

Tells you all you need to know about them.

Originally posted by Klaw
And nothing will happen.

Keep getting your hopes up.

They won't be satisfied until they ruin his life and his legacy.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Two top House Democrats on Wednesday launched an investigation into whether Cyber Ninjas, one of the private companies hired by Arizona Republicans to "audit" millions of ballots cast during the 2020 election, is working to "reverse the result of a free and fair election for partisan gain."

House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, and Representative Jamie Raskin, who leads a House civil rights subcommittee, have asked the firm's CEO to send them a raft of documents related to the audit, including information about who is paying for it.

If the committee uncovers evidence that laws have been broken as part of Arizona's process, lawmakers will make referrals to the Justice Department, which is already well aware of the controversy.

The document request has a July 28th deadline.

Tik-tok.

Communications between subcontractors, invoices, and a host of other records related to the state Senate's self-styled audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County must be released as public records after the Arizona Supreme Court declined to hear Senate President Karen Fann's appeal of an appellate court ruling.

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled last month that documents requested by the watchdog group American Oversight are public records, regardless of whether the Senate has possession of them, upholding a lower court ruling. Fann (R-Prescott) appealed, but the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied her petition to review the Court of Appeals' decision.

That means the Senate, along with Cyber Ninjas and other subcontractors, must release a cache of records that could shine extensive light on the inner workings of the review that Fann ordered of the election.

Nearly a year after the 2020 presidential race, Donald Trump is once again asking Georgia's top election official to decertify President Joe Biden's win.

In a letter sent Friday, Trump accused Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp of fighting "so hard that the election truth not be told." Trump sent the two Republican officials a report of what he claimed were 43,000 absentee ballots that violated chain of custody rules.

"I would respectfully request that your department check this and, if true, along with many other claims of voter fraud and voter irregularities, start the process of decertifying the 2020 Election, or whatever the correct legal remedy is, and announce the true winner," the letter read.

Rightist sending death threats to Brad Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp again in 3..2..1..