Posted on Dec 22, 2023
Trump allegedly pressured Michigan election workers not to certify 2020 vote: Report
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A Michigan newspaper is reporting what it says is a recording of a previously unknown phone call that former President Donald Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel had with two local Michigan election officials in the wake of the 2020 election in which the officials allegedly were being pushed to not certify President Joe Biden's win.
The new report from The Detroit News says that in the recording played for its reporters, that during the call, Trump reportedly personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
In the report's description of the phone call recording, which the Detroit News report says took place on Nov. 17, 2020, Trump allegedly told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two GOP Wayne County canvassers, that they would look "terrible" if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition only to later -- in the same meeting -- vote to approve certification of the election results.
The new report from The Detroit News says that in the recording played for its reporters, that during the call, Trump reportedly personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
In the report's description of the phone call recording, which the Detroit News report says took place on Nov. 17, 2020, Trump allegedly told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two GOP Wayne County canvassers, that they would look "terrible" if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition only to later -- in the same meeting -- vote to approve certification of the election results.
Trump allegedly pressured Michigan election workers not to certify 2020 vote: Report
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What is crazy is if Trump gets re-elected the military might issue stand down orders for Trump’s orders that are unconstitutional. Some Americans believe all orders from a president are absolutely executable by the military. The onus will be on the military to protect the constitution, especially for a president like Trump.
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..."The Detroit News report says Palmer and Hartmann ended up leaving the meeting without signing the official statement of votes for Wayne County and the following day they unsuccessfully attempted to rescind their votes in favor of certification.
McDaniel responded to the report, telling The Detroit News, “What I said publicly and repeatedly at the time, as referenced in my letter on Nov. 21, 2020, is that there was ample evidence that warranted an audit."
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If Palmer and Hartmann had been able to stop the certification of the Wayne County votes, the statewide certification of Michigan's 2020 election could have been thrown into doubt.
Palmer also did not dispute a summary of the call, according to the newspaper. ABC News has reached out to Palmer for comment. Hartmann died in 2021."
..."The Detroit News report says Palmer and Hartmann ended up leaving the meeting without signing the official statement of votes for Wayne County and the following day they unsuccessfully attempted to rescind their votes in favor of certification.
McDaniel responded to the report, telling The Detroit News, “What I said publicly and repeatedly at the time, as referenced in my letter on Nov. 21, 2020, is that there was ample evidence that warranted an audit."
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If Palmer and Hartmann had been able to stop the certification of the Wayne County votes, the statewide certification of Michigan's 2020 election could have been thrown into doubt.
Palmer also did not dispute a summary of the call, according to the newspaper. ABC News has reached out to Palmer for comment. Hartmann died in 2021."
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