that the president trump won by 600,000 votes and aren't you contributing to the undermining confidence in the election process? >> why don't we audit everything in the world but people raise their hands in concern when we audit elections, which is fund mental to the democracy. >> reporter: earlier the election administrator told a committee there were no problems with the election. >> despite all the circumstances, texas had an election that was smooth and secure. >> president trump said jump, the governor said how high? >> reporter: clay jenkins a democrat says the audit is about undermining democracy and to justify stricter elections laws that will make it harder for people to vote. >> this is just jumping around to play into that narrative to please president trump and to set the table for what this is really about, which is passing laws to make the harder for people to vote. >> reporter: governor abbott has denied cnn's request for an interview but said he picked two democratic counties and two