Pressures Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes"
In an hour-long phone call, Trump berated and pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the election result, demanding he "find 11,780 votes"—exactly one more than Biden's margin of victory. Trump cited debunked conspiracy theories, falsely claimed he had won Georgia by hundreds of thousands of votes, and suggested Raffensperger and his counsel faced criminal consequences if they failed to act. The recording, released publicly the next day, documented a direct attempt by the sitting president to coerce a state official into changing certified election outcomes.
“find 11,780 votes” — Audio recording/transcript of Trump–Raffensperger call (Jan. 2, 2021) Quote verified against source
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AI commentaryThis solicitation effort is part of the same overturn campaign that feeds into the Jan. 6 rally; link forward for navigation.
This call is often framed as 'another perfect call' by analogy to the Ukraine defense: recorded evidence of coercion triggers denial, loyalist normalization, and the demand that allies treat wrongdoing as exoneration.
Recorded Phone Call Evidence Recorded and leaked, this call captured Trump demanding that Georgia's Secretary of State 'find 11,780 votes'--exactly one more than Biden's margin. Legal experts characterized this as solicitation of election fraud by a sitting president. Audio Documentation Unlike other evidence of the coup attempt, this call was recorded. Trump's own words documented him pressuring an elected official to change vote totals. The call became central to both the federal and Georgia prosecutions. Georgia Investigation Origins This call triggered the investigation that led to the RICO indictment. Raffensperger's refusal--and decision to record--preserved evidence that prosecutors argue shows Trump committed a crime on tape. Georgia became the only jurisdiction where Trump faces state charges immune from presidential pardon.