Trump 2020 Call to Georgia Official: 'Who's Gonna Stop You?'

Oh, this ain't good.

... The New York Times, citing a newly discovered recording, reports that Trump tried to persuade the speaker of Georgia's House of Representatives to call a special session that would nullify his loss in the state.

In a December 7, 2020, phone call, Trump told then-Speaker David Ralston that he could call the session by saying it was "for transparency, and to uncover fraud," adding, "Who's gonna stop you for that?" ...

Oh, that ain't good.

A recording?

Yeah, this may raise issues.

@#1 ... But the audio, and Trump's exact words, were not public until now. ...

imo, this no longer matters.

It is history.

A history that Pres Trump seems to be endeavoring (strenuously) to rewrite in order to shape the future.

@#5 ... To this day I fail to see how he was not arrested right on J6. ...

My guess would be that it is difficult to arrest a sitting President.

But, that's just my view.

@#8 ... Georgia included over 300,000 improperly certified ballots in their total. ...

...Trump: "We have anywhere from 250 [thousand] to 300,000 ballots were dropped mysteriously into the rolls, much of that had to do with Fulton County, which hasn't been checked."

Fact check: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes (January 2021)
www.mprnews.org
The facts: There's nothing mysterious or suspect about it. He is describing a legitimate vote counting process, not a sudden surge of malfeasance.

Trump appears to be referring to large numbers of votes that were tabulated in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Election Day and later. The arrival of those votes was not mysterious, but expected, because many of Georgia's 159 counties had large stacks of mail-in ballots that had to be tabulated after polls closed and in-person ballots were counted.

Indeed, news organizations and officials had warned in the days leading up to the election that the results would likely come in just as they did: In-person votes, which tend to be counted more quickly, would likely favor the president, who had spent months warning his supporters to avoid mail-in voting and to vote in person either early or on Election Day.

And mail-in-ballots, which take longer to count since they must be removed from envelopes and verified before they are counted, would favor Biden. States tend to count mail-in ballots at the end of the process. ...

@#8

Oops, forgot to post the link.

Here it is ...

www.mprnews.org

@#35 ... If you allow the actions of those with which you disagree to drive your emotional state you are ceding your reason and accountability. ...

Those I disagree with do not drive my actions.

Period. Full stop.

My actions are driven only by my own opinions and views.

@#35 ... If you allow the actions of those with which you disagree to drive your emotional state you are ceding your reason and accountability. ...

Yeah, now tell that to those who seem to listen to Pres Trump and conduct death threats against those who Pres trump deems as being an enemy.

@#46 ... Lots of guns, and lots of toxic masculinity culture to convince men that seeking help for depression makes them weak.

And alcohol. Lots of alcohol. ...

That's a fairly damning description.

Not at all like the great folk I met in the rural areas of Kentucky back in the day.

What I saw back then were friendly, welcoming people. I'll even extend that description to the local police officer who pulled me over and suggested that I get rid of my NY State license plates and register my car in Kentucky.

Good folk, imo.

Strawbs - Benedictus (1972)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
The wanderer has far to go
Humble must he constant be
Where the paths of wisdom
Distant is the shadow of the setting sun

Bless the daytime, bless the night
Bless the sun which gives us light
Bless the thunder, bless the rain
Bless all those who cause us pain

Yellow stars may guide the way
All diversions lead astray
While his resolution holds
Fortune and good will will surely follow him

Bless the free man, bless the slave
Bless the hero in his grave
Bless the soldier, bless the saint
Bless all those whose hearts grow faint
...