The #PhoneCalls from #Trump’s team at the core of the #Georgia #indictment

The indictment highlights #calls allegedly made by Trump & close assocs to ofcls in 3 states — #Pennsylvania, #Arizona & Georgia — in a months-long pressure campaign that began with Trump’s defeat in Nov 2020 & culminated w/the attack on #Jan6, 2021. It also describes calls Trump made to VP Mike #Pence urging him to block #certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/16/trump-georgia-phone-call/

The phone calls from Trump’s team at the core of the Georgia indictment

Trump and close associates allegedly made phone calls to officials in three states — Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia — in a months-long pressure campaign.

The Washington Post
The #PhoneCalls cited in the #Georgia #indictment are only a fraction of the examples prosecutors are using to argue that Trump’s attempts to overturn the election were #criminal. The indictment describes numerous additional #calls, #texts, #emails & #meetings among #Trump, his #CoDefendants & a group of #unindicted #CoConspirators. Other communications w/ state ofcls were outlined in the #federal indictment brought by #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith or have been documented in news reports.
Former U.S. Attorney Says Trump Wanted to Fire Him For Not Backing Election Fraud Claims

Byung J. Pak, who resigned abruptly on Jan. 4, told senators on Wednesday that he had done so after learning that the president planned to fire him, according to a person familiar with his testimony.

The New York Times