Trump pressured Wayne County canvassers to not certify 2020 election

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Then-President Donald Trump urged the Wayne County Board of Canvassers’ two Republican members not to sign off on certifying the county’s 2020 election results, according to phone recordings unveiled late Thursday.

First reported by The Detroit News, a Nov. 17, 2020, phone call involving Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Trump, the former president told Monica Palmer and William Hartmann – both GOP canvassers on the board at the time – to not sign off on documents certifying the 2020 election after voicing distrust in the county’s election results.

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