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Trump Audio Shows Ex-President Pressured Michigan Election Workers Not to Certify His 2020 Defeat

HeadlineDec 22, 2023

In Michigan, former 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 after his loss to Joe Biden. That’s according to The Detroit News, which reviewed audio of a November 17, 2020, phone call in which Trump told the canvassers they’d look “terrible” if they signed the documents. After the call, the two officials tried but failed to rescind their votes to certify Biden’s election win, and filed legal affidavits saying they were pressured.

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