Source:
JEFF
KOWALSKY
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A
new
report
says Donald
Trump
was
caught
on
tape
personally
pressuring
electors
in
Michigan
to
not
certify
the
2020
presidential
election.
A
new
recording
of
Donald
Trump
speaking
to
Michigan
electors
to
get
them
not
to
certify
the
results
of
the
2020
presidential
election
was
revealed
to
the
public
on
Thursday
(December
21).
The
call
was
made
by
then-President
Trump
and
Republican
National
Committee
Chairwoman
Ronna
McDaniel
on
November
17,
2020,
to
Monica
Palmer
and
William
Hartmann,
two
Republican
canvassers
for
Wayne
County.
Trump
and
McDaniel
led
off
the
conversation
by
saying
the
two
would
look
“terrible”
if
they
voted
to
certify
the
results
after
voicing
opposition
to
the
results
in
an
earlier
meeting.
“We’ve
got
to
fight
for
our
country,”
Trump
can
be
heard
saying
on
the
call.
“We
can’t
let
these
people
take
our
country
away
from
us.” Later
on
in
that
same
call,
McDaniel
implored
Hartmann
and
Palmer
to
go
home.”If
you
can
go
home
tonight,
do
not
sign
it.
…
We
will
get
you
attorneys,”
McDaniel
said.
Trump
added,
“We’ll
take
care
of
that,”
also
stating
“Everyone
knows
Detroit
is
crooked
as
hell.”Palmer
and
Hartmann
would
go
home
without
signing
the
official
statement
of
votes
for
Wayne
County
and
tried
to
rescind
their
votes
in
favor
of
certification
claiming
to
have
been
pressured.
Hartmann
passed
away
in
2021,
and
Palmer
has
not
returned
any
requests
for
comment.
The
recording
revelation
comes
as
Trump
is
now
facing
four
counts
of
criminal
conspiracy
for
his
attempts
to
overturn
the
results
of
the
2020
presidential
election
which
led
to
Joe
Biden
becoming
Commander-In-Chief,
with
the
events
in
Michigan
a
core
part
of
the
case
brought
against
him
in
federal
court.
Trump
is
also
facing
twelve
counts
of
attempting
to
overturn
election
results
in
Georgia.
It
also
becomes
more
damning
for
McDaniel,
who
resides
in
Wayne
County.
Marshall
Cohen,
a
reporter
for
CNN,
stated
that
the
tape
could
be
a
boon
to
Special
Counsel
Jack
Smith.
“If
he
doesn’t
have
it,
he
definitely
wants
to
get
it,”
Cohen
said
Thursday
night.
“It
could
be
a
huge
piece
of
additional
evidence.”
