New audio reveals Trump coached Georgia GOP on overturning 2020 election loss

President Donald J. Trump speaks on the phone in the Oval Office Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long to receive the latest update on the devastating wildfires in California. (Official Whte House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Cassie Mellea

December 18, 2025

Newly obtained audio clips published by The New York Times show Donald Trump explicitly coaching Georgia Republicans on how to overturn his 2020 election loss, pressing them to call a special legislative session based on debunked fraud claims. In a recorded call with late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, Trump urged lawmakers to declare “massive fraud” and move to flip the state despite losing by roughly 12,000 votes, repeating conspiracy theories about ballot stuffing in Atlanta.

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New audio reveals Trump coached Georgia GOP on overturning 2020 election loss

New audio reveals Trump coached Georgia GOP on overturning 2020 election loss

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