Trump–Raffensperger phone call
2021 American political scandal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On January 2, 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump called Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State of Georgia, for an hour-long telephone call telling him to change the state's vote totals from the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden won the state in November. Trump has refused to accept the presidential election.[1]
Trump's call with Raffensperger was first reported by The Washington Post and other media outlets the day after it took place.[2]
At one point on the call, Trump told Raffensperger, "What I want to do this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state."[3] Trump lost Georgia by 11,779 votes, so 11,780 votes would be 1 vote more for him.
Many believe that Trump should be criminally investigated and impeached.[4] Many Republicans and Democrats criticized Trump's phone call.[5]