Wayne County, which includes Detroit, delivered a more than 2-1 margin for Biden, a normal scenario in all Michigan elections.īut Trump and his allies denounced what they called nefarious dumps of ballots that favored Biden in Wayne County late on Election Night and the next day. The paper describes the source as a whistleblower.īiden won Michigan by more than 154,000 votes, a key battleground state that flipped from Trump’s 2016 win. The newspaper said the recordings were made by an unnamed person who was present for the call with Palmer and Hartmann. Trump chimed in: “We’ll take care of that,” apparently referring to providing attorneys. “If you can go home tonight, do not sign it,” adding, “we will get you attorneys.”
McDaniel, who is from Michigan, urged the officials to stall for time.
Trump told the two canvassers that they would look “terrible” if they certified the results.
