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READ: Transcript of Trump’s phone call to Georgia secretary of state

The bombshell tape featuring Trump pressuring Georgia's top elections official to overturn the election adds a stunning twist . to the two runoff elections for U.S. Senate on January 5, 2021. The recording of Trump demanding that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “find” him enough votes to reverse Biden’s victory reverberated on the campaign trail. where Republicans dodged questions about the fallout and Democrats tied it to their closing argument. The release of the recording came a day ahead of a final burst of visits ahead of Tuesday’s runoff for control of the Senate. Vice President Mike Pence will appeal to evangelicals at a mega-church in Milner at noon, while Trump will hold a 9 p.m. rally in Dalton. Biden’s event will be held at 4 p.m. in Atlanta. “You cannot let up,” said Jamie Harrison, the South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate who was defeated in November, on MSNBC. “I went into election day with a 150,000 vote lead over Lindsey Graham … but on Election Day we just got swamped”
By Tim Darnell
Updated Jan 4, 2021

On Saturday, President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about November’s presidential election outcome.

Trump, who has refused to concede the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, repeatedly argued Raffensperger could change the certified results.

Here is a transcript provided by The Associated Press of that conversation.

The national fallout over Trump’s call continued Monday, with House Democrats circulating a petition calling for Trump’s censure and two top Democrats calling for an FBI investigation.

ExploreDems seeking Trump censure, FBI probe into president’s Ga. call

Congress is set to certify Biden’s win Wednesday, when it counts the Electoral College votes. Biden will be inaugurated Jan. 20.

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