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"The Detroit News reported on Thursday evening that then-president Trump made yet another phone call—besides the infamous 'find 11,780 votes' call to Georgia’s Secretary of State—to pressure two local canvassers, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, to throw a big wrench into Michigan’s certification of its electoral count."

~ Jay Kuo


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statuskuo.substack.com/p/a-sec

The Status Kuo · A Second Taped Call Imperils TrumpBy Jay Kuo

"Specifically, Trump directly urged them, in violation of their duties on the Board of Canvassers, not to sign the certification of results from Wayne County, home to Detroit, even though they had voted to certify it.

The call was captured in a series of four audio recordings that were reviewed by the Detroit News."


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William Lindsey :toad:

"A key takeaway from these recordings and the Detroit News’s reporting is that Trump was deeply involved in the minutia of how to stop the electoral certification process, even down to the votes of a county board of canvassing. …

There is almost nothing better than the words of the defendant himself to help a jury understand things like motive and intent."


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Another taped phone call showing Donald Trump DIRECTLY involved in the minutiae of an attempt to overthrow a valid election — directly involved in an insurrection attempt.

And yet, even now, there's a solid segment of Americans who are incensed if one calls him what he is, as defined by the Constitution: an insurrectionist.

Because they do not want to admit that they and their family members have supported an attempt at insurrection….


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