Trump caught on tape pressuring Michigan officials to stop vote certification: Report

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Trump caught on tape pressuring Michigan officials to stop vote certification: Report
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Audio recordings obtained by the Detroit News reveal that then-President Donald Trump pressured members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to certify votes in the 2020 presidential election. Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel urged GOP canvassers Monica Palmer and William Hartmann to refuse certification, claiming that they would look bad if they did. Despite their initial refusal to certify, the state board ultimately certified the election, securing Joe Biden's victory in Michigan.

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