Donald Trump begins widely anticipated address to the nation – live updates

Donald Trump is delivering a speech from the White House East Room about the 2020 election, which he refuses to accept, per The Guardian. The outlet reports that this week, the White House hosted a briefing for roughly two dozen pro-Trump election deniers and conspiracy theorists led by conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell. As The Guardian details, Mitchell participated in Trump's call to Georgia's top election official on January 2, 2021, when Trump sought to invalidate nearly twelve thousand votes for Joe Biden—a move that would have flipped the state to Trump by a single ballot. The speech underscores a continued focus on the disputed election.

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