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Donald Trump and his operatives were doing a lot more than saving face in court to keep the 45th president from giving up his White House post, according to a legal expert.

Leaked recordings published by CNN show pro-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro recounting the extent of the former president's supporters' effort in the wake of the 2020 election to institute alleged fake electors with critical certificates and supply the material to compel Vice President Mike Pence to hold off certifying the election to President-Elect Joe Biden.

"Well, those details are going to be very important for Jack Smith to prove his case and for state prosecutors like Fani Willis who has charged this same conduct to prove their case," according to former impeachment lawyer and longtime legal analyst Norm Eisen on CNN's "The Situation Room." "And the reason those details about the elaborate plan to get all the materials to Washington for January 6th matters so much is they go directly to the intent here."...

The recorded evidence is music to Jack Smith's ears.

Pro-Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro was recorded discussing how miffed he is over being left holding the consequential bag and touched on the hasty efforts to allegedly secure fake electors' with paperwork in key battleground states in the wake of the incumbent president's 2020 election loss, according to CNN.

The material is something that former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams believes could add fuel to Smith's body of evidence against the 45th president in his criminal election subversion case. ...

Following the report that former President Donald Trump tried to pressure canvassers in Michigan to block certification of election results, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wrote a dire warning about the threat the former president still poses in The Daily Beast.

"For me, the lowest moment in the post-election battle to protect Michigan’s accurate and legitimate election results in 2020 was not when armed protestors stormed my home," wrote Benson. "It wasn’t when a gathering of Trump supporters showed up to Michigan’s State Capitol demanding to be let in as the state’s 'true slate of electors' when we all were sheltered in the State Senate Chambers finalizing the electoral college. It wasn’t even when Rudy Giuliani came to town to headline a sham legislative hearing filled with lies about our elections. No, the most challenging time for me was the night of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting."

She continued:...

Donald Trump on Thursday was accused of having "personally pressured" at least two Republicans to unlawfully block the 2020 election results, and social media is exploding with comments on the audio recording.

The comments came rolling in, including from reporters and experts who have been closely following these election fraud claims for several years.

Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla said Thursday, "There's a recording."
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Donald Trump "personally pressured" two Republicans not to certify Joe Biden's win in 2020, according to audio recordings reviewed by Detroit News.

Trump, who is currently battling two criminal cases connected to his alleged efforts to undermine the election he lost, reportedly put the screws to members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, instructing them not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to the exclusive news report.

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Donald Trump's legal team sincerely believed the DOJ wouldn't bring charges in the Mar-a-Lago documents case until audio of Trump purportedly sharing classified info in Bedminster surfaced, according to the former president's ex-lawyer Tim Parlatore, who described the moment he heard about the clip.

In an appearance on CNN, Parlatore was asked about when the Trump legal team found out there was a recording of the meeting in Bedminster.

"What was your first reaction when you realized they had this piece of evidence against your client?" the host asked. ...