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Search results for "Trump claims he changed California election results with a phone call"

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Donald Trump stated on September 03, 2018 in in a tweet:
"Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."
By John Kruzel• September 4, 2018
Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2021 in a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State:
“We won Georgia easily. We won it by hundreds of thousands of votes.”
By Miriam Valverde• January 4, 2021
Maria Bartiromo stated on March 16, 2021 in an interview with former President Donald Trump:
The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 17, 2021
Bloggers stated on November 12, 2016 in web posts:
"Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.
By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2016
Public Interest Legal Foundation stated on January 18, 2023 in a report:
In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.
By Jeff Cercone• January 26, 2023
Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."
By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2026
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”
By Chris Nichols• August 28, 2020
Dinesh D'Souza stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on X:
The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.”
By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024
Josh Hawley stated on October 07, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing:
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2025
Evan McMullin stated on April 01, 2022 in an ad:
“Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.”
By Tom Kertscher• April 11, 2022
Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:
CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.”
By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2022
X posts stated on June 07, 2026 in X posts:
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
By Maria Briceño• June 8, 2026
Bloggers stated on February 08, 2022 in a Facebook post and article:
Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.”
By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2022
Katie Porter stated on March 07, 2024 in a post on X:
Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2024
Celia Israel stated on August 23, 2016 in a press conference by Austin Democrats:
Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2016
Pamela Geller stated on November 09, 2020 in a post on the Geller Report:
A CNN video shows “HAMMER / Scorecard Voter Software Fraud in Real Time”
By Jon Greenberg• November 10, 2020
California Republican Party stated on August 06, 2019 in a fundraising pitch:
President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
By Chris Nichols• August 8, 2019
John Cornyn stated on August 03, 2010 in a press release:
"Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2010
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!”
By Chris Nichols• November 4, 2020
Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary:
"Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.
By Dylan Baddour• November 25, 2014

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By Amy Sherman• August 15, 2023

What Trump told Georgia election officials

By Samantha Putterman• March 16, 2021

2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 16, 2019

Here's what Donald Trump asked Georgia election officials in phone call about 2020 election

By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2023

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By Amy Sherman• July 25, 2023

PolitiFact’s guide to understanding public opinion polls

By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2019

Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025

Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2022

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By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2017

Jan. 6 hearing focuses on Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn the vote

By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2022

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By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020

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Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In California

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