Officials located recording of T**** call in a trash folder on Georgia investigator's device

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Officials in the Georgia Secretary of State's Office located a recently released recording of former President Donald Trump's call to a state investigator in a trash folder on her device, a state official familiar with the situation confirmed to CNN.

The discovery of the call comes after state officials originally told CNN that they did not think audio of the call existed. The call added to the examples of Trump's extraordinary efforts to push false claims of widespread voter fraud and influence Georgia election officials as they certified the state's election results.
The audio file of the December 23 call between the former President and investigator Frances Watson was discovered as the Georgia Secretary of State's Office responded to a public records request. The personal familiar spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity to describe the internal process.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/politics/trump-phone-call-georgia-investigator-trash-folder/index.html

[AllyCat]

1. Keep seeing this news bit...didn't this come out days ago?

Is this a NEW trash phone call?

[spanone]

4. yep DU is way ahead of cnn

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6. Got it in my newsfeed this A.M. at 4:10 CST...so...

[nitpicker]

2. More from CNN

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CNN previously reported that in the December phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, Trump urged their top investigator, Watson, to find fraud in the 2020 presidential election, telling her that she would be a "praised" for overturning results in favor of President Joe Biden.
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[bucolic_frolic]

3. Anyone receiving such a call would save it to protect themselves

So was it in the trash because there was some doubt? I suppose one just wouldn't want to get involved, but it does kind of go with the job.

[3Hotdogs]

5. "in a trash folder." That indicates a physical cassette type of recording.

Who uses those in this day and age?

[Action_Patrol]

7. Trash folder on the computer.

It says audio file. I don’t see that as physical format.

[3Hotdogs]

8. -- Dumbass me.

---happens when ya get old. I'm 78.

What young whipper-snapper (Gabby Hayes) would even think of a message recorder on a desk with a tape inside?

[gab13by13]

9. Hey, thank you,

Gabby brings back memories to this 73 year old. What I do with computer questions is run to my 7 year old grandson and he straightens me out.

[tanyev]

10. "Your honor, the trash folder is where I keep all the files that need to be most protected."

[LymphocyteLover]

11. Obstruction of justice?

[gab13by13]

12. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

The investigator needs to be investigated.

[ecstatic]

13. When did she delete it?

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had sent a round of letters to Georgia state officials in February, including the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, asking them to preserve documents relevant to election interference. Willis is currently conducting a criminal investigation into Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

If it was deleted after she received notice from DA Willis, then we might need to lock her ass up too.

[exboyfil]

14. Trump slanders Stacey Abrams

I wonder if she could sue and get to the discovery phase. I sure would like to get Trump into a deposition.