WaPo: Trump Calls Georgia Governor To Pressure Him To Overturn Biden Win In The State

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ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 10: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference announcing statewide expanded COVID testing on August 10, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

In his latest bid to subvert the election, Donald Trump called the Governor of Georgia on Saturday urging him to have the Georgia state legislature to overturn the vote. The Washington Post reports:

Hours before he is scheduled to hold a rally in Georgia on behalf of the state’s two GOP senators, Trump pressed Kemp to call a special session of the state legislature to get lawmakers to override the results and appoint electors that would back him, according to a person familiar with the conversation. He also asked the governor to demand an audit of signatures on mail ballots, something Kemp has previously noted he has no power to do.

Kemp declined the entreaty from Trump, according to the person.