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Audio: Trump's full Jan. 2 call with Ga. secretary of state — As Georgia runoff looms, Republicans stick to election fraud claims — Audio: Trump berates Ga. secretary of state, urges him to ‘find’ votes — Republicans previously promised Trump would accept the election results
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor — President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law — The president's demand for action to overturn the result of the election in the state raised questions about whether he violated election fraud statutes, lawyers said, though a charge is unlikely.
Washington Post:
Here's the full transcript and audio of the call between Trump and Raffensperger — About 3 p.m. Saturday, President Trump held an hour-long call with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, in which he repeatedly urged him to alter the outcome of the presidential vote in the state.
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Raheem Kassam / The National Pulse:
Trump Call Actually Reveals a President Deep into Detail, with Establishment Republicans Dismissive, Unwilling, and Rejecting Transparency — “I don't know about that... I don't have it in front of me... we're looking into that...” — These weren't the vague, non-committal words …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Crosses a Bright-Red Line — In a bombshell conversation with Georgia's secretary of state yesterday, President Donald Trump made monkeys of every Republican official and every conservative talking head who professed to believe Trump's allegations of voter fraud.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Phone Call Is What Coup Fever Looks Like
Trump's Phone Call Is What Coup Fever Looks Like
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election
Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election
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CNN:
Trump's deranged phone call with Georgia secretary of state reveals a desperate man
Trump's deranged phone call with Georgia secretary of state reveals a desperate man
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
“The clock is ticking”: Trump's powers are failing him in his White House final days
“The clock is ticking”: Trump's powers are failing him in his White House final days
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Shant Shahrigian / New York Daily News:
In unhinged phone call, Trump urges Georgia official to ‘find’ votes to overturn election results: report
In unhinged phone call, Trump urges Georgia official to ‘find’ votes to overturn election results: report
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Georgia elections board member calls for probe into Trump's call seeking to pressure Raffensperger
Georgia elections board member calls for probe into Trump's call seeking to pressure Raffensperger
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Washington Post:
All 10 living former defense secretaries: Involving the military in election disputes would cross into dangerous territory — Ashton Carter, Dick Cheney, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, James Mattis, Leon Panetta, William Perry and Donald Rumsfeld are the 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say
The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
All 10 living former Defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter
All 10 living former Defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter
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Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas:
Cotton Statement on Joint Session of Congress — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 734-0430 — Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the joint session of Congress later this week:
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell's Teetering Power
Mitch McConnell's Teetering Power
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
U.K. judge rules Julian Assange should not be extradited to the U.S. — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must not be extradited to the U.S., where he's wanted on charges of violating the Espionage Act and hacking government computers, because of the high risk of suicide in U.S. custody, a British judge in London ruled Monday.
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
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Elian Peltier / New York Times:
U.K. Judge Blocks Assange's Extradition to U.S., Citing Mental Health Concerns
U.K. Judge Blocks Assange's Extradition to U.S., Citing Mental Health Concerns
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Plane Sightings Fuel Rumors Trump Planning Escape to Scotland on Day Before Biden Inauguration — GOLF WAR — Something strange is happening on the west coast of Scotland. According to a report from the Sunday Post, a lot of unusual U.S. military activity has been recorded at one airport …
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade
Biden inauguration will include ‘presidential escort’ to White House, virtual parade
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Jessica Yun / Yahoo Finance:
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing — Speculation has swirled around Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's whereabouts after reports surfaced that the high-profile businessman has not made a public appearance in more than two months. — The Alibaba founder also failed to appear …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump to give ally Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Congressman from California has accused FBI and Justice Department of bias against Trump during Russia probe. — President Trump on Monday is expected to give Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) the Presidential Medal of Freedom …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe raises a record $6.1 million in bid to reclaim Executive Mansion — RICHMOND — Democrat Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that he has raised more than $6 million for his comeback bid for Virginia governor, far surpassing what previous gubernatorial hopefuls have raised at similar points in their campaigns.
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CNN:
Carl Bernstein: This is the ultimate smoking gun tape — Legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein reacts to audio obtained by the Washington Post of President Donald Trump pushing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results in the state.Source: CNN
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Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gov. Brian Kemp absent from GOP campaign trail in closing days — Sen. Kelly Loeffler has brought in the biggest GOP names in the country in the closing days of her re-election runoff campaign, including Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and, on Sunday …
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism — The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. — OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 225 Google engineers …
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Wall Street Journal:
Roku Nears Deal to Buy Rights to Quibi's Content — Short-form streaming service Quibi is winding down its operations after failing to gain traction — Quibi is in advanced talks to sell its content catalog to Roku Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as the short-form …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Worse Than Treason — No amount of rationalizing can change the fact that the majority of the Republican Party is advocating for the overthrow of an American election. — Author of Our Own Worst Enemy — “We are what we pretend to be,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote in the opening of his 1962 novel …
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