Subject: Trump's Georgia Problem: Timeline
So, since Trump just said he had every right to question the Georgia 2020 presidential election results, let's review the timeline again.

Nov. 7, 2020: Joe Biden declared winner in the presidential race in Georgia, defeating incumbent republican president Donald Trump.

Nov. 19, 2020: Georgia completes a hand recount of votes in the presidential election that was undertaken to satisfy an audit requirement in state law.

This is recount number 1.

Nov. 20, 2020: Georgia officials certify election results showing Biden won the presidential race in the state.

Nov. 21, 2020: Trump campaign requests a recount of the votes in the presidential race in Georgia.

Dec. 7, 2020: Georgia certifies election results showing Biden victory for a second time after completing a machine recount of the presidential race requested by Trump's campaign.

This is recount number 2.

Dec. 14, 2020: The official Democratic electors meet in the Georgia state Senate chamber to cast the state's 16 Electoral College votes for Biden.


So there was the original vote count in early November, a hand recount completed on November 19 and a second recount, or audit, in the first week of December. Each confirmed the original election day win by Joe Biden.

A signature audit was also conducted by Raffensperger in December 2020 that found no fraudulent absentee ballots in Cobb County.

AG Bill Barr ordered an investigation of election fraud claims by president Trump and his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and found no evidence of voter fraud.


Dec. 14, 2020: A group of 16 Republicans meet at the Georgia Capitol to sign a certificate falsely stating that Trump won and that they were the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors.

This comes after three vote counts confirmed Joe Biden won the state of Georgia.

Dec. 22, 2020: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows visits Cobb County, where an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes was being conducted.

Jan. 2, 2021: Trump calls Raffensperger and suggests the secretary of state can help him "find" the votes needed to overturn Trump's loss in the state.

After three vote counts confirmed that Joe Biden won the state of Georgia and there was no election fraud (as Barr told Trump), a slate of fraudulent elector was assembled and president Trump called Raffensperger asking him to "find" votes to overturn the election.

At the same time, chief of staff Meadows visited Georgia where an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes was being conducted in Cobb County by Frances Watson, lead investigator in Georgia secretary of state's office. Meadows asked her for her phone number and the next day, president Trump called Watson and urged her to look at Fulton County, saying she would "find things that are gonna be unbelievable.' He also tells her, 'When the right answer comes out, you'll be praised."

Unable to get the votes to overturn the presidential election in Georgia, on Jan. 6 Trump incited an insurrection.