Trump tries to undermine trust in elections, but documents don't support his claims
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The Trump administration escalated efforts to exert control over the nation's elections.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened local election officials with jail time if they refuse to cooperate with requests for voter data.
It follows the president's prime-time address reviving debunked claims about the integrity of American elections.
White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
Trump Renews Election Fraud Claims
- Trump expected to make election conspiracies a focus of Thursday's national address CTV News —
- Watch live: Trump gives primetime address with focus on elections The Hill —
- Trump has a speech tonight, but some TV networks haven’t said if they’ll air it. The New York Times —
- Trump expected to allege Chinese meddling in U.S. elections during primetime speech, sources say CBS News —
- Trump reveals China stole voter registration data from 220M Americans NY Post —