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Gavin Newsom: “On January 6, [Donald Trump] called that same Fulton county…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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"We will lose our republic" Gavin Newsom on Trump, his childhood & more

Published | Video Starts at 57:22

Again, this guy is not screwing around. What more evidence do you need? He tried to wreck this country and light democracy on fire. On January 6, [Donald Trump] called that same Fulton county folks looking secretary of state for 11, 12,000 votes. He tried to wreak the midterm elections as it relates to redistricting. And he's going about with these masked men and these BORTAC teams and these are acts of authoritarianism. (57:22–57:28)

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Asserts that Donald Trump called Georgia's Secretary of State to request votes.

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