On January 2, 2021, then-President Donald Trump “lied” to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “to induce him” to overturn the election, prosecutors said in the indictment.
"During the call, the Defendant lied to the Georgia Secretary of State to induce him to alter Georgia's popular vote count and call into question the validity of the Biden electors’ vote, which had been transmitted to Congress weeks before,” the indictment says.
During that call, Trump urged Raffensperger to “find” the exact number of votes to flip the outcome and overturn his defeat in Georgia.
The indictment devotes nearly 500 words to the phone call, and quotes Trump extensively. The indictment highlights how Trump “disparaged” election workers and “raised allegations” of voter fraud that had already been debunked by Georgia officials.