Trump’s Audit Demand Set Off Chaos In TX Gov Office

Politico reports:

Donald Trump’s letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanding he pursue an “audit” of the 2020 election set off a “mad dash” in the governor’s office as aides sought to figure out just how serious the former president was. In the letter, Trump called on Abbott to hold a “Forensic Audit of the 2020 Election” and pass HB 16, a bill recently filed in the Third Special Session of the Texas legislature, which would allow for an Arizona-style “audit” of the presidential election.

There had not been contact between Trump and Abbott ahead of the release, and Abbott’s office was uncertain if they could meet Trump’s demands to pass HB16 without complicating the legislative agenda. The scramble among Abbott’s team to placate the president illustrated the degree to which Trump and his election conspiracies continue to set the rules of engagement for virtually all other GOP elected officials.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office was so blindsided by Donald Trump’s demand for an “audit” of the state’s 2020 election results last week that staffers initially were not sure if the former president was “being serious,” Politico reports https://t.co/OrWBGbw1yq

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