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Nonilex Jul 1, 2023

In a phone call in late 2020, #Trump tried to pressure #Arizona Gov Doug #Ducey (R) to overturn the state’s presidential election results, saying that if enough #fraudulent votes could be found it would overcome Trump’s narrow loss in AZ, acc/to 3 people familiar w/the call.

#ElectionInterference #Obstruction #Fraud #SeditiousConspiracy #AbuseOfPower #Jan6 #Criminal #Law #Justice #DOJ #Republican #GOP #MAGA #democracy #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith #AZ #Ducey #2020election
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/01/trump-2020-election-arizona-governor-doug-ducey/

Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election

In a phone call, Trump tried to pressure Arizona's governor to overturn the state's 2020 election results. Trump then asked his vice president to repeatedly follow up.

The Washington Post

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Nonilex Jul 1, 2023

#Trump also repeatedly asked Mike Pence to call #Ducey & prod him to find the evidence to substantiate Trump’s claims of fraud, acc/to 2 of these people. #Pence called Ducey several times to discuss the election, they said, though he did not follow Trump’s directions to pressure the governor.
 The extent of #Trump’s efforts to cajole #Ducey into helping him stay in power have not before been reported….

#ElectionInterference #Obstruction #Fraud #AbuseOfPower #Law #DOJ #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith

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Ducey described the “pressure” he was under after Trump’s loss to a prominent #Republican donor over a meal in AZ earlier this year, acc/to the donor….The account was confirmed by others aware of the call. #Ducey told the donor he was surprised that #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith’s team had not inquired about his phone calls w/ #Trump & #Pence as part of the #DOJ’s investigation into the fmr president’s attempt to #overturn the #2020election….

#ElectionInterference #Obstruction #Fraud #AbuseOfPower