A newly unearthed phone call that Donald Trump made to Michigan officials in an attempt to get them to refuse to certify the 2020 presidential election is causing no small amount of grief within the former president's inner circle because they have a new fire to put out.
Late Thursday the Detroit News reported it had obtained a recording of the call where Trump and RNC head Ronna McDaniel proposed undermining the election results with McDaniel suggesting they would supply lawyers if needed.
According to CNN's Alayna Treene, the recording of the phone call could end up in special counsel Jack Smith's hands and could lead to new charges.
"I spoke with the Trump team last night shortly after this story was published and they're clearly frustrated," she told host Kate Bolduan. "This is definitely just another piece of critical evidence that special counsel Jack Smith can use potentially in the federal election subversion trial against Donald Trump, which is currently slated to take place during the height of primary season in March."
"It's unclear if that timeline will hold," she added.
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