Trump recorded pleading with election official in Georgia to ‘find’ him votes

Donald Trump’s renewed intervention comes nearly two weeks before he leaves office (Patrick Semansky/AP)

US President Donald Trump is heard on tape pleading with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official “find” enough votes to hand Mr Trump the victory.

The phone call with secretary of state Brad Raffensperger on Saturday was the latest step in an unprecedented effort by a sitting American president to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.