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Trump’s extraordinary taped call with Raffensperger | Steve Berman

Trump’s extraordinary taped call with Raffensperger | Steve Berman


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Either President Trump really believes he won the election in Georgia, despite the certified, validated, recounted, audited, and litigated results, or he is acting like Vito Corleone in The Godfather. In an remarkable hour-long personal call, of which taped portions were obtained by The Washington Post, the president appeared to make Georgia Secretary of State …