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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"On a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call, which also involved Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Trump told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two GOP Wayne County canvassers, they'd look 'terrible' if they signed the documents after they first voted in opposition and then later in the same meeting voted to approve certification of the county’s election results, according to the recordings," the report states.
On the recordings, Trump can reportedly be heard saying, "We've got to fight for our country... We can't let these people take our country away from us."
The report continues:
"McDaniel, a Michigan native and the leader of the Republican Party nationally, said at another point in the call, 'If you can go home tonight, do not sign it. ... We will get you attorneys.' To which Trump added: 'We'll take care of that.'"
