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The Jan. 2, 2021 call between Donald Trump and Georgia election officials became public on Jan. 3 and quickly turned into a fresh test of how far a defeated president could push state authorities. In the recording, Trump pressed officials to “find” enough votes to erase Joe Biden’s narrow win in Georgia, a request that landed far outside normal recount talk.
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The Jan. 2, 2021 call between Donald Trump and Georgia election officials became public on Jan. 3 and quickly turned into a fresh test of how far a defeated president could push state authorities. In the recording, Trump pressed officials to “find” enough votes to erase Joe Biden’s narrow win in Georgia, a request that landed far outside normal recount talk.
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