President Donald Trump’s now-infamous phone call with Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger may have exposed POTUS to criminal liability on both state and federal fronts. In the call, Trump repeatedly told Raffensperger that he needed to “find” 11,780 votes—giving him a win over President-elect Joe Biden in the Peach State, but not in the 2020 election.
First, let’s review what was said.
“You know what they did and you’re not reporting it,” Trump said, referring to a baseless accusation that illegally-cast ballots had been counted in the Peach State.
“That’s a criminal–that’s a criminal offense,” Trump continued, “And you can’t let that happen. That’s a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer.”
“And there’s nothing wrong with saying, you know, um, that you’ve recalculated,” Trump demanded.
The president also told Raffensperger that if he did not act by Tuesday, he would be harming the chances of Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to maintain Republican control of the Senate in Georgia’s runoff elections.
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