Fresh details about the Michigan Trump tape were disclosed by Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger during a CNN appearance on Friday. Mauger elaborated on his explosive report, which revealed a recording of former President Donald Trump urging canvassers in Michigan not to certify the 2020 election results.
When CNN’s Poppy Harlow inquired about the potential release of the call’s audio, wherein Trump promised legal support to canvassers who refused certification, Mauger explained that the decision was beyond his control.
“There’s a whistleblower that possesses the audio of these recordings,” he stated. “And the timing of the release and the ultimate decision on whether to release these recordings publicly is up to that person. You know, we were able to go as far as we could possibly go working with this person and another individual for this story and the decision on whether the recordings will be released will come down the road.”
Mauger was then questioned about whether special counsel Jack Smith was aware of or had access to the recordings.
“I don’t know if Jack Smith has these recordings,” he admitted. “I can’t really speak to that. I think that, you know, investigators at multiple levels looking into the pressure and the effort by Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the election in Michigan. And… these recordings seem to fit with a lot of other information we have already.”
Watch the segment below from CNN.
