Attempts to overturn 2020 U.S. election Analysis by The New York Times of indictments related to attempts by Donald Trump to overturn the result of the 2020 U.S. election highlight numerous meetings and phone calls he made in pursuit of that goal ELECTION FRAUD CLAIMS MADE BY TRUMP Alleged conversations between Trump and at least one government official cited in indictments (with selected highlights) SWING STATES 2020 Michigan Arizona Pennsylvania Georgia Justice Department Mike Pence Nov 3 ELECTION DAY Nov 20 Makes false claims of fraudulent voting Nov 22 Says non-residents and dead people voted Nov 24 Asserts ballots dumped Illegal voting Dec 1 More votes than voters Asks officials to open sham election crime investigations Dec 5 Requests results be overturned Dec 8 Ballot stuffing Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 23 Says he won Georgia by “hundreds of thousands of votes” Dec 25 Dec 27 Multiple fraud claims Dec 29 Jan 1 Trump calls Pence “too honest” Jan 2 Asks Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes Jan 5 Jan 6 CAPITOL RIOT Jan 7 Pence declares Joe Biden election winner Source: New York Times Illustration source: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS