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November 3
Election Day. Trump narrowly leads Biden in the first wave of results from Georgia.
November 6
Biden takes the lead in Georgia as more mail-in ballots are tallied.
Trump spreads conspiracy theories about the results being rigged.
November 9
Trump claims he already won Georgia.
November 11
Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger announces there will be a statewide hand audit of the presidential results because of the narrow margin. He also says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
November 13
Trump attacks Raffensperger and Governor Kemp, and claims “we won the state.”
November 14
Trump encourages election officials to “call off” the statewide audit after they say it will likely confirm Biden’s victory.
November 16
In a series of tweets, Trump urges Kemp to let Trump’s campaign examine mail-in ballots, which would have been illegal.
November 17
Raffensperger announces that a post-election review of voting machines confirmed there was no evidence of foul play or tampering.
Trump says Raffensperger is perpetrating a scam. Trump also says he hopes Kemp will “see the light before it is too late” and “take charge” regarding alleged fraud.
November 18
Trump says Kemp must change election rules and “call in the Legislature” to have state lawmakers appoint pro-Trump electors instead of following the election results.
November 19
Election officials finish the statewide hand audit confirming Biden’s victory.
A federal judge dismisses a Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block the certification of election results in Georgia.
November 20
Raffensperger certifies the results, with Biden as the winner. Kemp follows state law and signs the paperwork officially awarding Georgia’s 16 electoral votes to Biden.
November 21
The Trump campaign requests a machine recount, as permitted by state law, due to the narrow margin.
November 22
Raffensperger and his deputy Sterling reveal that they have stepped up their personal security after receiving death threats from Trump supporters about the election.
November 25
Trump lawyer Sidney Powell files a lawsuit in Georgia alleging a massive anti-Trump conspiracy involving rigged voting machines.
November 26
Trump says Raffensperger is an “enemy of the people.”
November 27
Trump claims he won Georgia and says the results will “hopefully” be overturned.
November 30
Trump publicly calls on Kemp to use emergency powers to overrule Raffensperger.
Kemp rebuffs Trump, saying he will “follow the law” and that he is legally prohibited from interfering in elections.
December 1
In an emotional news conference, Sterling says Trump’s rhetoric is going to lead to violence against election officials and begs Trump to stop lying about the election.
Trump responds by doubling down on his voter fraud conspiracies.
December 3
The Georgia state Senate holds a hearing about election integrity in which Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani spreads conspiracy theories about widespread fraud in the state. Trump’s legal team urges lawmakers to ignore the election results and appoint a slate of pro-Trump electors.
December 5
In a private phone call, Trump pressures Kemp to call a special legislative session to overturn Biden’s win and order an audit of mail-in ballots. Kemp tells Trump he doesn’t have the power to order the audit, and rejects his request for a special session.
Trump publicly urges Kemp and Raffensperger to review mail-in ballots to find “discrepancies” that would allow him to win.
December 7
Raffensperger re-certifies the results after the statewide machine recount is completed. The recount affirms that Biden beat Trump by just 11,779 votes out of nearly 5 million cast ballots.
Trump says Lt. Gov. Duncan is “dumb” and “corrupt”. He calls Raffensperger a RINO. He also attacks Kemp for refusing to take actions that would “give us an easy win” in Georgia.
A federal judge rejects Powell’s lawsuit seeking to disqualify millions of votes in Georgia.
December 8
Trump allies file a lawsuit at the Supreme Court, known as Texas v. Pennsylvania, seeking to throw out millions of votes from Georgia and other battleground states that Biden carried. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, says the lawsuit is “constitutionally, legally and factually wrong”.
Trump privately calls Carr and warns him against rallying other Republican officials to oppose the lawsuit.
December 10
Carr files a response with the Supreme Court urging the justices to reject the Trump-backed lawsuit.
December 11
Trump publicly presses Kemp, Duncan and Raffensperger to “move quickly” on his request for additional signature verification for mail-in ballots, which he says would overturn Biden’s victory.
The Supreme Court rejects the Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of ballots in Georgia.
December 12
Trump calls on his supporters to vote Gov. Kemp out of office.
December 13
Trump says Kemp and Raffensperger are “fools” and again demands further scrutiny of mail-in ballots.
December 14
Trump calls Gov. Kemp a clown.
Members of the Electoral College meet in Atlanta and formally award Georgia’s 16 electoral votes to Biden.
December 18
Trump tweets that Kemp “MUST ACT NOW” and call a special session to overturn Biden’s victory.
December 21
Trump calls Duncan a “puppet” for Kemp and says they are preventing him from winning Georgia.
December 29
Trump says Kemp and Raffensperger are “stupid” and calls on them to “allow us to find the crime, and turn the state Republican.”
Trump also promotes a conspiracy theory that Raffensperger’s brother works for the Chinese government.
December 30
Giuliani speaks to a Georgia state Senate subcommittee about alleged election irregularities.
Kemp rebukes Giuliani’s conduct during the hearing.
Trump says Kemp “should resign from office.”
January 2
Trump pressures Raffensperger to “find” the exact number of votes needed to overturn Biden’s win. Trump also suggests Raffensperger should publicly announce that he “recalculated” the election results.
Raffensperger tells Trump that the election results were accurate.
January 3
Trump tweets about the call, saying Raffensperger was “unwilling or unable” to answer questions about alleged fraud in Georgia. In response Raffensperger says Trump’s claims are “not true” and that “the truth will come out.”
January 5
A federal judge rejects an attempt by Trump’s campaign to decertify the election results in Georgia.
January 6
Trump mentions Georgia 20 times at a rally outside the White House. He cites conspiracy theories about alleged fraud and says election officials “should find those votes” needed to overturn Biden’s win. He claims Raffensperger and Kemp are “corrupt” and “defrauded us out of a win.”
During the speech, Trump urges the crowd to march to the US Capitol and “fight like hell”. Trump supporters storm the Capitol and violently disrupt the proceedings to certify Biden’s victory.
After Congress re-convenes, several House Republicans unsuccessfully try to challenge Georgia’s slate of electors, alleging that the election was “fraudulent.” Georgia’s electoral votes are counted and Biden officially becomes the President-elect.
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/politics/trump-georgia-2020-election/
Phew! And that’s just Georgia. Who would be a Republican official in a state that votes against Trump?
Election Day. Trump narrowly leads Biden in the first wave of results from Georgia.
November 6
Biden takes the lead in Georgia as more mail-in ballots are tallied.
Trump spreads conspiracy theories about the results being rigged.
November 9
Trump claims he already won Georgia.
November 11
Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger announces there will be a statewide hand audit of the presidential results because of the narrow margin. He also says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
November 13
Trump attacks Raffensperger and Governor Kemp, and claims “we won the state.”
November 14
Trump encourages election officials to “call off” the statewide audit after they say it will likely confirm Biden’s victory.
November 16
In a series of tweets, Trump urges Kemp to let Trump’s campaign examine mail-in ballots, which would have been illegal.
November 17
Raffensperger announces that a post-election review of voting machines confirmed there was no evidence of foul play or tampering.
Trump says Raffensperger is perpetrating a scam. Trump also says he hopes Kemp will “see the light before it is too late” and “take charge” regarding alleged fraud.
November 18
Trump says Kemp must change election rules and “call in the Legislature” to have state lawmakers appoint pro-Trump electors instead of following the election results.
November 19
Election officials finish the statewide hand audit confirming Biden’s victory.
A federal judge dismisses a Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block the certification of election results in Georgia.
November 20
Raffensperger certifies the results, with Biden as the winner. Kemp follows state law and signs the paperwork officially awarding Georgia’s 16 electoral votes to Biden.
November 21
The Trump campaign requests a machine recount, as permitted by state law, due to the narrow margin.
November 22
Raffensperger and his deputy Sterling reveal that they have stepped up their personal security after receiving death threats from Trump supporters about the election.
November 25
Trump lawyer Sidney Powell files a lawsuit in Georgia alleging a massive anti-Trump conspiracy involving rigged voting machines.
November 26
Trump says Raffensperger is an “enemy of the people.”
November 27
Trump claims he won Georgia and says the results will “hopefully” be overturned.
November 30
Trump publicly calls on Kemp to use emergency powers to overrule Raffensperger.
Kemp rebuffs Trump, saying he will “follow the law” and that he is legally prohibited from interfering in elections.
December 1
In an emotional news conference, Sterling says Trump’s rhetoric is going to lead to violence against election officials and begs Trump to stop lying about the election.
Trump responds by doubling down on his voter fraud conspiracies.
December 3
The Georgia state Senate holds a hearing about election integrity in which Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani spreads conspiracy theories about widespread fraud in the state. Trump’s legal team urges lawmakers to ignore the election results and appoint a slate of pro-Trump electors.
December 5
In a private phone call, Trump pressures Kemp to call a special legislative session to overturn Biden’s win and order an audit of mail-in ballots. Kemp tells Trump he doesn’t have the power to order the audit, and rejects his request for a special session.
Trump publicly urges Kemp and Raffensperger to review mail-in ballots to find “discrepancies” that would allow him to win.
December 7
Raffensperger re-certifies the results after the statewide machine recount is completed. The recount affirms that Biden beat Trump by just 11,779 votes out of nearly 5 million cast ballots.
Trump says Lt. Gov. Duncan is “dumb” and “corrupt”. He calls Raffensperger a RINO. He also attacks Kemp for refusing to take actions that would “give us an easy win” in Georgia.
A federal judge rejects Powell’s lawsuit seeking to disqualify millions of votes in Georgia.
December 8
Trump allies file a lawsuit at the Supreme Court, known as Texas v. Pennsylvania, seeking to throw out millions of votes from Georgia and other battleground states that Biden carried. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, says the lawsuit is “constitutionally, legally and factually wrong”.
Trump privately calls Carr and warns him against rallying other Republican officials to oppose the lawsuit.
December 10
Carr files a response with the Supreme Court urging the justices to reject the Trump-backed lawsuit.
December 11
Trump publicly presses Kemp, Duncan and Raffensperger to “move quickly” on his request for additional signature verification for mail-in ballots, which he says would overturn Biden’s victory.
The Supreme Court rejects the Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of ballots in Georgia.
December 12
Trump calls on his supporters to vote Gov. Kemp out of office.
December 13
Trump says Kemp and Raffensperger are “fools” and again demands further scrutiny of mail-in ballots.
December 14
Trump calls Gov. Kemp a clown.
Members of the Electoral College meet in Atlanta and formally award Georgia’s 16 electoral votes to Biden.
December 18
Trump tweets that Kemp “MUST ACT NOW” and call a special session to overturn Biden’s victory.
December 21
Trump calls Duncan a “puppet” for Kemp and says they are preventing him from winning Georgia.
December 29
Trump says Kemp and Raffensperger are “stupid” and calls on them to “allow us to find the crime, and turn the state Republican.”
Trump also promotes a conspiracy theory that Raffensperger’s brother works for the Chinese government.
December 30
Giuliani speaks to a Georgia state Senate subcommittee about alleged election irregularities.
Kemp rebukes Giuliani’s conduct during the hearing.
Trump says Kemp “should resign from office.”
January 2
Trump pressures Raffensperger to “find” the exact number of votes needed to overturn Biden’s win. Trump also suggests Raffensperger should publicly announce that he “recalculated” the election results.
Raffensperger tells Trump that the election results were accurate.
January 3
Trump tweets about the call, saying Raffensperger was “unwilling or unable” to answer questions about alleged fraud in Georgia. In response Raffensperger says Trump’s claims are “not true” and that “the truth will come out.”
January 5
A federal judge rejects an attempt by Trump’s campaign to decertify the election results in Georgia.
January 6
Trump mentions Georgia 20 times at a rally outside the White House. He cites conspiracy theories about alleged fraud and says election officials “should find those votes” needed to overturn Biden’s win. He claims Raffensperger and Kemp are “corrupt” and “defrauded us out of a win.”
During the speech, Trump urges the crowd to march to the US Capitol and “fight like hell”. Trump supporters storm the Capitol and violently disrupt the proceedings to certify Biden’s victory.
After Congress re-convenes, several House Republicans unsuccessfully try to challenge Georgia’s slate of electors, alleging that the election was “fraudulent.” Georgia’s electoral votes are counted and Biden officially becomes the President-elect.
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/politics/trump-georgia-2020-election/
Phew! And that’s just Georgia. Who would be a Republican official in a state that votes against Trump?