'Who else did Trump call?' Morning Joe panel ponders source of bombshell leak about call to Arizona governor

Donald Trump reportedly pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" questioned the timing of that revelation.

The ex-president attacked Ducey for accepting Joe Biden's win, and a video shows the governor ignoring what appears to be a call from Trump -- his phone plays a "Hail to the Chief" ringtone in the clip -- as he signs the certification papers, and former White House official Jennifer Palimieri speculated about the sourcing for the new reporting.

"What I'm wondering is, why is this story being leaked now, right?" said Palmieri, who served as communications director for Barack Obama. "Is this the Ducey camp, although the spokesperson didn't seem to be happy that this story was out there -- is this the Ducey camp sending up a flare to the prosecutors, [saying] 'You haven't talked to us and you should because we have things to share with you?' Is it someone who wishes Trump ill that is leaking this information in order to try to get the attention of the prosecutors? You know, i wonder about that."

"Then you have to wonder, who else did Trump call, right?" she added. "It probably wasn't just the Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, probably wasn't limited to those states, and then you're thinking, where else might the prosecutors be looking?"

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