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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg and John Bowden

Trump claims ‘deep state plot’ covered up efforts by China to ‘undermine’ the 2020 election that he lost

With 110 days remaining until voters decide the balance of power in the next Congress, President Donald Trump used a rare primetime address — which many major TV networks declined to air live — to accuse unnamed national security officials of hiding information about the security of America’s elections and alleged Chinese efforts to interfere in the election he lost nearly six years ago.

Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Trump said he was releasing “critical intelligence” showing “shocking vulnerabilities” in America’s election system in a bid to pressure the current Republican-led Congress to pass partisan voting restriction legislation he has deemed essential to helping his party retain control of the House and Senate.

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