Donald Trump has abruptly cancelled his proposed press conference at which he claimed he was going to unveil a report that would “exonerate” him in the criminal case over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
In a Truth Social post late on Thursday night, the former president claimed that rather than releasing it on Monday, “my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings”.
The former president and 18 of his allies were indicted on Monday for running a criminal enterprise to try to thwart the will of the American people and keep Mr Trump in power at all costs.
Meanwhile, in Mr Trump’s federal criminal case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election, his legal team are asking the judge to delay the trial – for three years.
Lawyers for the former president asked Judge Tanya Chutkan for the trial to take place in April 2026, more than two years later than special counsel Jack Smith’s proposed date of January 2024 and – notably – long after the 2024 election.
On Thursday night, the former president also appeared at a Nashville fundraiser – with a surprise on stage appearance by Kid Rock.