A recently revealed audio tape of a phone call, heard by US media, reportedly shows Trump pressuring electors not to certify the 2020 election in Wayne County, Michigan.
A newly released audio recording appears to show then-US President Donald Trump pressuring two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan not to sign certification documents for the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed by The Detroit News.The call, from November 17, two weeks after the 2020 election, included Trump, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, and the two members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann.Wayne County includes Detroit and most of the surrounding suburbs and is the most populous county in the state.The canvassers had originally voted against certification, before agreeing to it on the condition that some precincts in Wayne County were audited at a later date. During the call, which reportedly happened 30 minutes after the meeting when Hartmann and Palmer agreed to sign the certification, Trump told them they would look “horrible” if they voted to approve the election results after first voting against them.Later in the call, McDaniel told the canvassers “If you can go home tonight, do not sign it.
