President Donald Trump is expected to use his prime time address Thursday to reveal what he will claim is new information related to foreign efforts to influence US elections, though how much to reveal has been the subject of intense internal debate in the lead up to the speech, according to people familiar with the plans.
Alongside Trump’s speech, the White House has been weighing whether to release a cache of documents related to, among other topics, China and its role in US elections, the people said.
Some of the materials derive from intelligence gathered during Trump’s first term, which he and other officials will allege was suppressed, the people said.
Trump is also expected to discuss purported vulnerabilities in election infrastructure, including voting machines.
The exact contents of Trump’s speech have been closely held, though the president said this week that the address would include a major announcement related to election security.
