Trump Made Calls to 'Overturn Election' During Capitol Riot

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] It has been reported that when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, President Donald Trump called senators asking them to delay the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Rather than resolving the Capitol breach, he took steps to overturn the election results.

According to CNN on the 8th (local time), at 2 p.m. on the 6th, when the protesters stormed the Capitol, Republican Senator Mike Lee received a misdialed call from President Trump looking for Senator Tommy Tuberville. Lee found Tuberville and connected the call, and Tuberville spoke with President Trump for about 10 minutes.

At that time, President Trump requested that additional objections be raised against the Electoral College vote results to further delay the certification of Biden's victory, and Tuberville reportedly agreed with Trump's claims that there were issues with the election, CNN reported.

Later that day at 7 p.m., Lee received another call from Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and Trump's personal attorney, again looking for Tuberville. When Lee did not answer, Giuliani left a voicemail saying, "Are you Senator Tuberville? I am President Trump's attorney," and added, "The congressional session is scheduled to reconvene at 8 p.m. today, but we would like to postpone it until tomorrow if possible," according to reports.

In attempting to call a pro-Trump senator, the strategy was exposed due to dialing the wrong number. Tuberville reportedly did not know Giuliani had called until the matter was revealed by the media. CNN reported, "President Trump asked senators to block the certification of the Electoral College vote even after Congress reconvened on the afternoon of the day the protesters stormed the Capitol."

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