When his requirements by New York ethics rules said that he had to recuse himself in that type of situation, he did not. Instead, he still presided over this entire process. President Trump asked for this to be moved to a different venue, knowing that 90% of the voters there did not support him. They voted for President Biden. He did not get the benefit of that. He did not get his witnesses that he wanted that would have brought clarity to Federal election rules. (02:35–02:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump requested a venue change due to local voter bias.
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