Trump says it was ‘my determination’ to attempt to overturn 2020 election outcomes

Former President Donald Trump mentioned that he obtained counsel from quite a few individuals shortly after the 2020 election however that it was his determination to push the false declare he gained the presidency and attempt to overturn the outcomes.

“It was my determination, however I listened to some individuals,” Trump advised NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday.

Trump has been indicted over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election outcomes. A central premise of particular counsel Jack Smith’s case, in response to his indictment of the previous president, is that Trump knew the election claims he was making had been false after being advised by shut aides that he had misplaced however disseminated them anyway to make them seem respectable – all in service of an alleged prison conspiracy.

“I used to be listening to totally different individuals, and after I added all of it up, the election was rigged,” Trump advised Kristen Welker within the interview, once more pushing the false declare as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination for president.

“You realize who I take heed to? Myself. I noticed what occurred,” Trump mentioned.

The previous president mentioned he didn’t take heed to his attorneys who advised him he misplaced the election as a result of he didn’t respect them.

“You rent them, you’ve by no means met these individuals, you get a advice, they grow to be RINOs (Republicans in title solely), or they grow to be not so good. In lots of circumstances, I didn’t respect them,” Trump mentioned. “However I did respect others. I revered many others that mentioned the election was rigged.”

Smith’s federal election interference investigation is one in every of 4 prison circumstances towards the previous president. Trump is dealing with 4 expenses in Smith’s case, together with obstruction of an official continuing and conspiracy to defraud the USA.

Trump was additionally charged in a sweeping Georgia indictment accusing him of being the top of a “prison enterprise” to overturn the 2020 election. He has pleaded not responsible in all circumstances.