錄像顯示,在2020年11月1日,離投票日還有兩天,川普的顧問Roger Stone, 就預計當天可能選舉結果不會出來,“這個時候的關鍵,就是宣稱自己贏了”。 "I really do suspect it'll still be up in the air. But when that happens the key thing to do is to claim victory," Stone said. "Possession is nine-tenths of the law "
川普在選舉日當晚淩晨2點,在很多州計票仍在進行時,就宣布自己贏了。
Roger Stone在11月5日,大選結果還沒有正式出來的時候,就在策劃搞假選舉人。
根據流露出的錄音,班農在選舉前,2020年10月30日,就吐露,川普有個計劃,如果選舉日結果對川普不利,川普會宣布自己贏的。On the evening of October 31, 2020, Steve Bannon told a group of associates that President Donald Trump had a plan to declare victory on election night—even if he was losing.