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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Georgia official believed Trump was threatening him with violence during call demanding he ‘find’ 11,780 votes

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A Georgia election official told the January 6 House committee that he believed Donald Trump was threatening him physical violence if he could not find enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s lead in the 2020 presidential election.

The startling revelation was contained in a new trove of witness transcripts released by the select committee on Tuesday from its investigation into the violent insurrection at the US Capitol.

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