(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Thursday he had canceled a press convention scheduled for subsequent week to launch a report into the 2020 election in Georgia, saying his attorneys would put his arguments in court docket filings as an alternative.
Trump stated earlier this week that he would maintain the press convention on Monday to launch an in depth, 100-page report into what he described as “election fraud” within the state of Georgia throughout the 2020 election he misplaced to Democrat Joe Biden.
He has been charged in Georgia and in federal court docket with trying to overturn these election outcomes.
“Fairly than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my legal professionals would like placing this, I consider, Irrefutable & Overwhelming proof of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Authorized Filings,” Trump stated on Reality Social.
Due to this fact, he added, the information convention was now not crucial.
Since his defeat in 2020, Trump has repeatedly claimed that the election was marred by widespread fraud. These claims have been rejected by courts, state evaluations and members of his personal administration.
(Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb)