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one year ago today, january 4, 2021, a monday, first business day after the holidays. just over two weeks from inauguration day, two days from congress s certification of the electoral counting. one big story that monday. blaring on the new york times, on tape, trump pushes georgia to quote, find votes. everyone was rightfully talking about the recorded phone call of then president donald trump trying to pull off a coup, steal the election in georgia by bullying the secretary of state there. washington post had received a copy and published on the 3rd and donald trump asked raffensperger to find him enough votes to win to flip him