31 Dec 2023 7:28 am
This is going to provide a new layer for the jury, it's going to provide another opportunity for the state to show the lengths Donald Trump went to overturn the election."
In a statement to Detroit News, Trump spokesperson Steve Cheung denied the former president committed any wrongdoing with his phone call and said that his actions were "taken in furtherance of his duty as president of the United States to faithfully take care of the laws and ensure election integrity, including investigating the rigged and stolen 2020 presidential election."
"President Trump and the American people have the constitutional right to free and fair elections," Cheung said.
Palmer and Hartmann didn't sign the official statement of votes for Wayne County on November 17, 2020, and then unsuccessfully tried to rescind their votes in favor of certification the following day after filing legal affidavits claiming they were pressured.
McDaniel didn't dispute the facts of the call when approached for comment by the Detroit News. "What I said publicly and repeatedly at the time, as referenced in my letter on November 21, 2020, is that there was ample evidence that warranted an audit."
In a statement to Detroit News, Trump spokesperson Steve Cheung denied the former president committed any wrongdoing with his phone call and said that his actions were "taken in furtherance of his duty as president of the United States to faithfully take care of the laws and ensure election integrity, including investigating the rigged and stolen 2020 presidential election."
"President Trump and the American people have the constitutional right to free and fair elections," Cheung said.
Palmer and Hartmann didn't sign the official statement of votes for Wayne County on November 17, 2020, and then unsuccessfully tried to rescind their votes in favor of certification the following day after filing legal affidavits claiming they were pressured.
McDaniel didn't dispute the facts of the call when approached for comment by the Detroit News. "What I said publicly and repeatedly at the time, as referenced in my letter on November 21, 2020, is that there was ample evidence that warranted an audit."