Trump planned to falsely declare victory months prior to 2020 election

Fresno CA

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The House Jan. 6 committee presented evidence at its hearing Thursday showing that former President Donald Trump planned to falsely declare he had won the 2020 election months before Election Day. As the votes were still being counted on Nov. 3, 2020, Trump held a rally in New York City, where he asserted without evidence that he had defeated Joe Biden. “This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election,” Trump declared on election night, adding, “We want all voting to stop.” “We now know more about President Trump’s intention for election night. The evidence shows his false victory speech was planned well in advance, before any votes had been counted,” Lofgren said. “It was a premeditated plan by the president to declare victory no matter what the actual result was. He made a plan to stay in office before Election Day.”