录像显示，在2020年11月1日，离投票日还有两天，川普的顾问Roger Stone, 就预计当天可能选举结果不会出来，“这个时候的关键，就是宣称自己赢了”。 "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 "
川普在选举日当晚凌晨2点，在很多州计票仍在进行时，就宣布自己赢了。
Roger Stone在11月5日，大选结果还没有正式出来的时候，就在策划搞假选举人。
根据流露出的录音，班农在选举前,2020年10月30日，就吐露，川普有个计划，如果选举日结果对川普不利，川普会宣布自己赢的。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.
