Trump is rehashing old claims the 2020 election was stolen. His real aim: sowing doubt in the midterms

US President Donald Trump has used a rare nationwide prime-time address to again claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen, US voting machines cannot be trusted, and a “deep state” conspiracy has covered it all up. However, the declassified documents the White House released alongside the speech do not support those claims. As such, Trump’s speech may matter less for what it says about the 2020 election than what it portends for November’s Congressional midterm elections, which could…