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Donald Trump in Real Trouble After Leaked Michigan Call, Karl Rove Warns www.newsweek.com/don ald-trump-real-troub le-after-leaked-mich igan-call-karl- Conservative commentator Karl Rove says a newly reported phone call by Donald Trump to Michigan canvassers during the 2020 election could pose more legal strife for the ex-president.
Recordings of the phone call, obtained by The Detroit News, appear to show that Trump attempted to convince two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, not to certify the state's 2020 election results in favor of Joe Biden, who won Michigan by a narrow margin. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was also on the call.
The former president is alleged to have told Palmer and Hartmann on November 17, 2020, that the two would look "terrible" if they signed documents certifying the election after initially voting against it.
"We've got to fight for our country," Trump said. "We can't let these people take our country away from us." McDaniel later said 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."
Rove, a Republican who served as President George W. Bush's senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, said Friday on Fox News that the call presents another "problem" for Trump.
"They had voted to certify the election, he attempted to force them to change their decision, which they tried to do," Rove said. "I think this is what we would call election interference." ...