Trump Pressures Georgia Secretary of State to Find 11,780 Votes in Recorded Call

President Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021, and spent more than an hour pressuring him to reverse the state's certified presidential election results. Trump told Raffensperger he needed him to find 11,780 votes — exactly one more than Biden's margin — and suggested state officials faced criminal liability for not doing so. The call was recorded by Raffensperger's office and published by The Washington Post the following day.