Secretary of State for Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, refused to break law

The US president, the commander in chief of the US military and a man that, just four years ago, took a pledge echoed by his forefathers to uphold the law and Constitution of the United States of America. And a man that wanted to continue for another four years.

He was caught on tape trying to coerce Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State for Georgia, into breaking the law by “finding” nearly 12,000 votes.

So all I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more that we have, because we want to say, and flipping the state is a great testament to our country.

US President, Donald J Trump

Trump was essentially asking the Secretary of State for Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, to break the law and "find" nearly 12,000 votes.

The prompt reply from the official was clear, Georgia's results are correct.

Trump's leaked audio files

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Trump, then went on to explain that voter fraud was a serious crime, and then had the audacity to threaten the official by claiming he was taking a huge risk by breaking the law, irony at its very finest It seems.

The ballots are corrupt and you're going to find that they are at which is totally illegal it's, it's more illegal for you than it is for them. Because you know what they did and you're not reporting it that says hey you know that's a criminal. That's a criminal offence and and you know you can't let that happen that's that's a big risk to you and to Ryan, Your lawyer, that's a big risk.

US President, Donald J Trump

Is trump then breaking the law himself by asking for votes to be found?

I think it is a criminal activity I think he was clearly pressing ... a government official to alter the vote count. That would be illegal under federal law and also under Georgia State law. The United States says the national laws and the state laws. What are the chances of a federal law being applied to him? Trump can of course get himself a blanket pardon for just about everything, probably will.

Brian Downing, Journalist, Commentator

Postal votes are the villains

Since the election results were announced Donald Trump has been contesting the figures and making unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud, much of which he believes comes from the postal votes cast by voters worried about voting in person due to the COVID-19 virus.

Essentially, if they did this which we have no proof that we have claim, after claim, after claim, with zero proof. Zero.

Gabriel Sterling Georgia Secretary of State’s Office

Trump's behavior has sparked an angry reaction from multiple leading officials, most notably 10 previous defense secretaries of both Republican and Democrat views, who have urged Trump to drop the notion that the election was not fair, and accept defeat with grace.

Incumbent refuses to concede defeat, blocks transition

Despite Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden having officially been declared the winner of the US 2020 presidential elections the incumbent, President Donald J Trump asserts the election has been fraudulent and refuses to accept defeat.

Some of Trumps most staunch supporters, however, have continued to attempt to override the decision, with the likes of Ted Cruz, and 10 other senators, trying to get Congress to reject the clarification of the result due on the sixth of January, even this is being met by resistance from other leading Republicans.

Trump’s distaste for Iran

Donald Trump has made no secret of his clear distaste for Iran. The reason, simply because Iran chose not to conform to the so called American Way, we saw the president remove the US from the JCPOA, assassinate Iran's leading military commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and place sanctions on Iran that are nothing short of economic terrorism.

US based relations with Iran on bullying and coercion

Apparently great friends, Iran and the USA fell out with each other in 1979 due to the Islamic Revolution of Iran, but most Iranians remember no less than 60 years of underlying bi-lateral enmity, beginning with US bullying.

Along with his ailing ally, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump and Israeli regimes have longed to start a conflict with Iran, in particular, over the last four years with Trump as president, but as his time comes to an end will trump use a conflict with Iran in a last ditch effort to stay in power, a move that would still guarantee nothing?

Well, I don't think so. Trump is a very erratic figure though. I I've been hearing that is imminent war with Iran for 10 to 15 years now and there have been some nasty acts about that the sanctions assassinations, but a full attack on Iran. I don't think Trump will do that he, there's too much, too much headwind from the Joint Chiefs the generals and the admirals, they don't want it.

Brian Downing, Journalist and Commentator

Yet the US military themselves are very wary about possible actions and decisions taken by Trump, with the same 10 former defence secretaries who told Trump to accept the election result, also stating that entering the US Armed Forces into a military dispute would be dangerous, unlawful, and unconstitutional.

Candidate with the most votes does not necessarily win US election

The United States uses a system known as the Electoral College system to elect a president once every four years; however, many people are in the dark as to what that means and how it works.

For Iran, however, the departure of Trump spells victory, and an embarrassing defeat for Trump as the Iranian nation stood firmly against the maximum pressure policy, overcame sanctions through national unity and production and leaders such as Lieutenant General Soleimani successfully defeated the US-backed Daesh group, paving the way for retreat of US forces in the region.

With Trump having shown throughout his term an innate ability to make and act on so many irrational decisions, it appears that the 45th, President of the United States is truly on the edge of reason and about to leave a legacy of nothing but lies, deceit and humiliation.

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