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Who sent the Eastman memo to Graham?

At the same time, Giuliani sent multiple memos to Graham trying to convince him that the claims of election fraud coming from Trump's team were legitimate.

Who sent Graham affidavits?

Giuliani then sent Graham several memos and affidavits claiming fraud. But when Graham's chief Judiciary Committee counsel Lee Holmes went over the claims, he found they were sloppy, overbearing and "added up to nothing," Woodward and Costa write. "Holmes reported to Graham that the data in the memos were a concoction, with a bullying tone and eighth grade writing."

Why did Graham call Raffensperger?

Graham has said his call was to understand the process of verifying signatures on mail-in ballots.

Who was the lawyer who tried to persuade Pence to throw out the election results?

The scheme put forward by controversial lawyer John Eastman was outlined in a two-page memo obtained by the authors for "Peril," and which was subsequently obtained by CNN. The memo, which has not previously been made public, provides new detail showing how Trump and his team tried to persuade Pence to subvert the Constitution and throw out the election results on January 6.

Who suggested Pence take action without warning?

In the memo, Eastman went so far as to suggest Pence should take action without warning.

Did Lee and Graham hear out the cases from Trump's lawyers?

But while Lee and Graham heard out the cases from Trump's lawyers, they soundly rejected their claims, Woodward and Costa write.

Did Lee's head spin in the Constitution?

"Lee's head was spinning," the authors write. "No such procedure existed in the Constitution , any law or past practice. Eastman had apparently drawn it out of thin air."