Driving the news: In a phone call on Nov. 17, 2020, Trump told GOP Wayne County canvassers Monica Palmer and William Hartmann they’d look “terrible” if they signed documents certifying the election after initially voting against it, according to The Detroit News.
- Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, who’s a Wayne County resident and was also involved in the call, allegedly told the canvassers not to sign off on certifying votes.
- The two canvassers left the meeting without certifying but then said they would do so if an audit took place in certain counties, per the outlet.
- “We’ve got to fight for our country,” Trump allegedly said on the recording. “We can’t let these people take our country away from us.”