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.
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event at Fervent: A Calvary Chapel on July 8, 2023 in Las Vegas. Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE
Trump announced the planned press conference with a social media post shortly after he and 18 co-defendants were indicted late Monday in Georgia. He said he would present, "A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia."
Georgia's Republican governor responded to that with his own social media post declaring, "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.”
The indictment in Georgia against former President Donald Trump is photographed Aug. 14, 2023. Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Jon Elswick/AP
Campaigning in Iowa, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he agreed with Kemp. And so did former Vice President Mike Pence, who said on Wednesday, "The Georgia election was not stolen."
Georgia's 2020 presidential election has been thoroughly examined and re-examined. The results were confirmed in three separate counts, including a hand count of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the state. Under Attorney General Bill Barr, Trump's own Justice Department looked into allegations made by Trump. So did the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
gizzardgullet on August 17th, 2023 at 12:13 UTC »
Chilling reminder that Trump sees all this as something that can be addressed politically rather than legally, i.e. "my supporters won't let you put me in prison"
albiondave on August 17th, 2023 at 12:05 UTC »
So the irrefutable evidence is being refuted by... (checks notes)... his own lawyers.
supes1 on August 17th, 2023 at 11:54 UTC »
Well one thing we know is Trump always listens to his attorneys.