On Thursday evening, President Trump announced that he has decided to cancel a press conference scheduled for the upcoming Monday. The conference was initially intended for the release of a “large, complex, detailed but irrefutable” report on voter fraud in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election. This decision comes after Trump’s recent indictment in a RICO case by Fulton County’s District Attorney, Fani Willis of Georgia. He was indicted for questioning the legitimacy of the election results.
On the Truth Social, Trump shared the following message: “Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment by a publicity & campaign finance seeking D.A., who sadly presides over a record breaking Murder & Violent Crime area, Atlanta. Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!”
Earlier, Trump had shared a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Truth Social, posting proof of her former husband being a victim of voter fraud during the 2020 election. The post read, “PROOF of election fraud in GA 2020 election: When my former husband, Perry Greene, went to vote he was told the SOS website showed he already voted by absentee ballot. Perry never requested an absentee ballot, never turned one in, and was forced to stand IN LINE (w/ people saying the same thing) to sign an affidavit to “surrender” an absentee ballot he never had and did not have in his possession so he could vote in person on another ballot. Who turned in an absentee ballot in his name?”
Trump’s decision to cancel the event on Thursday came after a report from ABC News earlier on the same day, indicating that his legal team was advising against proceeding with the press conference:
Former President Donald Trump’s promised press conference to refute the allegations in the indictment handed up by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is now very much in doubt, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
Sources tell ABC News that Trump’s legal advisers have told him that holding such a press conference with dubious claims of voter fraud will only complicate his legal problems and some of his attorneys have advised him to cancel it.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) criticized Trump online over the press conference, saying, “The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward – under oath – and prove anything in a court of law. Our elections in Georgia are secure, accessible, and fair and will continue to be as long as I am governor. The future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our focus.”
Trump has until August 25th to turn himself in, with an arraignment scheduled for the week of September 5. Willis has requested a trial date of March 4 for Trump and his 18 co-defendants, the day before Super Tuesday and a mere eight days before Georgia’s presidential primary.
