Here are some clearly stated rationales that show Trump was told there was no Election Fraud. Many people in his own Administration informed him that there was no Election Fraud:pg 6 - 8The Defendant’s Knowledge of the Falsity of His Election Fraud Claims 11. The Defendant, his co-conspirators, and their agents made knowingly false claims that there had been outcome-determinative fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The Defendant widely disseminated his false claims of election fraud for months, despite the fact that he knew, and in many cases had been informed directly, that they were not true. He made these knowingly false claims throughout the post-election time period, [...] [bold emphasis added]Trump was lying, and most certainly knew he was lying.

Source: Washington Post August 02, 2023 02:28 UTC