Speaking at a hearing, Schiff points to January 2, 2021, when he says Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and pressed him to find 11,780 votes, just enough to overtake Joe Biden by one. Schiff notes the call is on tape, quotes Trump saying "Fellas, I need 11,000 votes," and says his Republican colleagues "don't contest those facts."
The receipt
- Who
- Schiff
- Where
- hearing - Senate Judiciary hearing with Jack Smith
- Original footage
- Zachary Thompson · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 61 seconds, unedited within the cut
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- 20 on Instagram
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January 2, 2021, days before the election results were certified in Georgia, Trump calls the Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and presses him to find 11 ,780 votes. Just enough votes to overtake Joe Biden by a single vote. What do my Republican colleagues have to say about that? Do they say, oh, Trump never did that? Did you ever hear one of my colleagues make that claim today? No. None of them denied. The president called and pressured the Georgia Secretary to find votes that don't exist. Did you hear any of them make that argument? No. And of course that's on tape. It would be very difficult to contest that. He also said, so what are we going to do here, folks? This is Trump on the phone. I only need 11 ,000 votes. Fellas, I need 11 ,000 votes. Give me a break. Did you hear any of my Republican colleagues say that that never took place? No. They don't contest those facts.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.