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 recount, the vote count remained materially unchanged; Georgia recertified the election result on December 7, 2020.

The final tally showed that President Trump lost the State of Georgia by 11,779 votes. Georgia’s slate of presidential electors then duly cast their votes on December 14, 2020, in accordance with the Electoral Count Act of 1887. During the post-election period, the Trump campaign and supporters of President Trump filed at least seven lawsuits in Georgia courts seeking to overturn the result in Georgia or otherwise challenge the conduct of the election, all of which were dismissed either by the court or voluntarily by the plaintiff.

Throughout this process, President Trump publicly and privately attempted to impede Georgia officials. He disparaged Governor Kemp and Secretary of State Raffensperger for months, at one point calling the latter an “enemy of the people” for refusing to overturn the election. Among other attempts, as reported on December 23, 2020, President Trump called one of Georgia’s lead investigators, urging him to “find the fraud” and claiming that the official would be a “national hero” if he did so. In addition, President Trump placed inappropriate pressure on the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak abruptly resigned on January 5, 2020. It has since been reported that Mr. Pak was told by White House officials he needed to resign because the President was “furious” that Mr. Pak was not pursuing the President’s groundless claims of widespread voter fraud in Georgia.

On January 2, 2021, President Trump called Georgia state officials, including Secretary Raffensperger, in yet another attempt to reverse the outcome in that state. During the call, which was recorded by Mr. Raffensperger’s office, President Trump directly urged Mr. Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn the state’s results and threatened him with criminal penalties if he failed to do so. Specifically, President Trump stated: [The Georgia ballots are totally] illegal — it is more illegal for you than it is for them because, you know, what they did and you’re not reporting it. 'That’s a criminal, that’s a criminal offense. And you can’t let that happen. That’s a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer.' And that’s a big risk. But they are shredding ballots, in my opinion, based on what I’ve heard. And they are removing machinery, and they’re moving it as fast as they