Trump Cancels News Conference to Promote Election Fraud Theories

Former president says he pulled back on advice of lawyers
Trump’s campaign has been complicated by his many legal perils

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By Stephanie Lai and Hadriana Lowenkron

August 18, 2023 at 1:07 AM UTC

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Former President Donald Trump canceled a news conference he planned to hold on Monday in response to his latest indictment, because, he said, of advice from his lawyers.

Earlier this week, Trump on his Truth Social platform said he would release a report bolstering his persistent and unfounded claims of a stolen election in 2020. In Georgia on Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis handed up Trump’s fourth indictment this year.