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Miles Archer

(21,829 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:07 AM Dec 18

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New audio emerges of Trump directing Republicans on how to overturn election results

New audio emerges of Trump directing Republicans on how to overturn election results

https://www.rawstory.com/alternet-posts/trump-republicans-overturn-election/

On Wednesday, the Times reported it had obtained the clips as part of a collection of documents pertaining to the recently dismissed Fulton County, Georgia criminal case against Trump and more than a dozen of his advisors and associates. In one 12- minute phone call, Trump is heard talking to the late former Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R) — who died in 2023 — about calling a special legislative session to address supposed "fraud" in the 2020 election.

"Who’s gonna stop you for that?" Trump is heard saying.

"A federal judge, possibly," Ralston replied with a laugh.

Later in the call, Trump is heard giving direction on how Ralston would conduct the special session, and baselessly alleged that he had won Georgia by hundreds of thousands of votes (he in fact lost by roughly 12,000 votes statewide). Trump repeated debunked conspiracy theories about ballot boxes being stuffed at Atlanta's State Farm arena, as former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani frequently argued.

"If we had a special session, we will present, and you will say, ‘Here, it’s been massive fraud. We’re going to turn over the state,'" Trump said.

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New audio emerges of Trump directing Republicans on how to overturn election results (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 18 OP

Smfh. And now he's in the white house again ecstatic Dec 18 #1

'Who's Gonna Stop You?' Listen to Trump Press Georgia Speaker Over 2020 Vote. dalton99a Dec 18 #2

He can't win anything without cheating, including golf. Pathetic swine. Dave Bowman Dec 18 #3

Hope Dems are on this kwolf68 Dec 18 #4

That this criminal is not in prison yet is a serious travesty of Justice malaise Dec 18 #5

I'm sure he'd have the same response to that as the one he had for Hillary in the debates Miles Archer Dec 18 #6

"He doesn't pay taxes" that makes don a FREELOADER Clouds Passing Dec 18 #8

Sometimes, when people break the law, they legitimately say "I DIDN'T KNOW." Miles Archer Dec 18 #10

Hear Freaking Hear!! OldBaldy1701E Dec 19 #15

And this is what the Georgia official who stepped in for Fani Willis walked away from??!! Baitball Blogger Dec 18 #7

Georgia is not called the Crackhead State for nothin Gum Logger Dec 18 #11

"Conspiracy to tamper with an election outcome" is a thing, right? Aristus Dec 18 #9

im glad i didnt watch. AllaN01Bear Dec 18 #12

Thank goodness Garland avoided any appearance of a political agenda Orrex Dec 18 #13

Nobody cares. progressoid Dec 18 #14

And never was held accountable D_Master81 Dec 19 #16

ecstatic

(35,013 posts)

1. Smfh. And now he's in the white house again

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:14 AM

Dec 18

It's such a betrayal.

dalton99a

(92,216 posts)

2. 'Who's Gonna Stop You?' Listen to Trump Press Georgia Speaker Over 2020 Vote.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:21 AM

Dec 18

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/us/trump-phone-call-georgia-election.html

https://archive.ph/KQTY4

‘Who’s Gonna Stop You?’ Listen to Trump Press Georgia Speaker Over 2020 Vote.
During much of the 12.5-minute call, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia, a state he lost by more than 11,000 votes that year.
By Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim
Dec. 17, 2025

Dave Bowman

(6,694 posts)

3. He can't win anything without cheating, including golf. Pathetic swine.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:22 AM

Dec 18

kwolf68

(8,262 posts)

4. Hope Dems are on this

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:55 AM

Dec 18

There needs to be Defcon 10 level shit going on in the Dem Party in prepping for 2026, these mofos have been cheating forever. "Conservatives" didn't want women to vote, tried to suppress voting in the South in the 50s and 60s, they hate Democracy. Can't stand it, because it's not just Christian White Men calling the shots, suddenly other people have a voice. FREEDOM and Democracy they abhor, and they will stop at nothing to circumvent both. Be on the lookout national Dems.

malaise

(292,967 posts)

5. That this criminal is not in prison yet is a serious travesty of Justice

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:59 AM

Dec 18

and a major scar on the entire political and judicial system

Miles Archer

(21,829 posts)

6. I'm sure he'd have the same response to that as the one he had for Hillary in the debates

Reply to malaise (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:07 AM

Dec 18

When she brought up "he doesn't pay taxes" and he said "That means I'm smart."

He seldom makes a move these days without blowing a dog whistle, a thinly veiled mob boss message, to the Supreme Court.

He's gonna play the system until he dies. That's when this will all stop. Not before then.

Clouds Passing

(7,055 posts)

8. "He doesn't pay taxes" that makes don a FREELOADER

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:15 AM

Dec 18

Miles Archer

(21,829 posts)

10. Sometimes, when people break the law, they legitimately say "I DIDN'T KNOW."

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 10:38 AM

Dec 18

It doesn't excuse the behavior, but yes...there are people in the world who break the law who didn't realize they were doing that at the time.

Trump's not one of those people. He ALWAYS knows. That's the adrenaline rush for him...breaking laws he believes are there for "other people," and getting away with it.