### [2021-01-3](/feed/2021/01/3/index.md) ##### Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election # "The Washington Post" releases the recording of a telephone conversation where United States President Donald Trump calls Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to pressure him to "find 11,780 votes" in his favor. ### Sources: 1. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html) ### Changes: 1. "The Washington Post" releases the recording of a telephone conversation where United States President Donald Trump calls Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to pressure him to "find 11,780 votes" in his favor. _2025-12-31 09:45:54 (First version)_ 1. "The Washington Post" releases the recording of a telephone conversation where United States President Donald Trump calls Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to pressure him to "find 11,780 votes" in his favor. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [U.S. federal judge Tanya Chutkan of the District Court for the District of Columbia dismisses the two criminal cases by Jack Smith against President-elect Donald Trump, including the classified documents case and the case involving Trump's efforts to overturn his defeat to President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. ](/feed/2024/11/25/us-federal-judge-tanya-chutkan-of-the-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia-dismisses-the-two-criminal-cases-by.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald Trump, president_ 2. 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[Former U.S. President Donald Trump is indicted by DOJ Counsel Jack Smith on four criminal counts as part of an investigation for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. ](/feed/2023/08/1/former-us-president-donald-trump-is-indicted-by-doj-counsel-jack-smith-on-four-criminal-counts-as-part-of-an-investiga.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald Trump, president_ 5. [Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announces charges against 16 “fake electors” for former U.S. President Donald Trump in a effort to reverse president Joe Biden’s victory in the state during the 2020 election. ](/feed/2023/07/18/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-announces-charges-against-16-fake-electors-for-former-us-president-donald-trum.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald Trump, president_ 6. [Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opens a criminal investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump for attempting to overturn Joe Biden's victory in Georgia, including conducting a phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger where he pressured Raffensperger to "find enough votes" for him. ](/feed/2021/02/10/fulton-county-district-attorney-fani-willis-opens-a-criminal-investigation-into-former-us-president-donald-trump-for-a.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Brad Raffensperger, Donald Trump, Secretary of State, president_ 7. [Georgia officials launch an investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump for several phone calls made urging officials such as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state. ](/feed/2021/02/8/georgia-officials-launch-an-investigation-into-former-us-president-donald-trump-for-several-phone-calls-made-urging-of.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Brad Raffensperger, Donald Trump, Secretary of State, president_ 8. [United States Representatives Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice urge Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher A. Wray to open a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump's phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for violating state and federal laws. Additionally, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announces that her office is ready to investigate Trump after his call with Raffensperger. ](/feed/2021/01/4/united-states-representatives-ted-lieu-and-kathleen-rice-urge-federal-bureau-of-investigation-director-christopher-a-wr.md) _Context: Brad Raffensperger, Donald Trump, Secretary of State, president_ 9. [The Electoral College meets in the state capitals to officially elect the next President. Joe Biden, the presumptive president-elect, is officially elected president after securing California's 55 electoral votes and will be inaugurated on January 20. Outgoing President Donald Trump continues to dispute the results of the election, claiming widespread electoral fraud, despite numerous failed lawsuits. ](/feed/2020/12/14/the-electoral-college-meets-in-the-state-capitals-to-officially-elect-the-next-president-joe-biden-the-presumptive-pre.md) _Context: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald Trump, president_ 10. ["The Washington Post" reports that U.S. intelligence agencies repeatedly warned President Trump about the threats posed by COVID-19 in January and February, but administration officials say they "just couldn't get him to do anything about it." ](/feed/2020/03/20/the-washington-post-reports-that-us-intelligence-agencies-repeatedly-warned-president-trump-about-the-threats-posed.md) _Context: Donald Trump, The Washington Post, president_