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Jamie Raskin: “And when that didn't work, he crossed over to real election fraud, when he went to Brad Raffensperger, and other…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
And when that didn't work, he crossed over to real election fraud, when he went to Brad Raffensperger, and other election officials, just to demand that they concoct votes. 'Find me 11,780 votes.'
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin describes Trump's attempts to pressure election officials to alter the vote count.

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