Donald Trump once again failed to provide evidence to support his claims that he won the 2020 election or to prove any election rigging, but the president’s primetime address has sparked concerns that he is launching a sinister plot ahead of the midterms.

Acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte, a favorite of the president's, had at one point pushed to reveal the names of intelligence officials accused of concealing election interference from the President.

In a national address on Thursday night, President Trump declassified troves of documents that he said proved serious vulnerabilities in American elections. The White House website published four batches of disclosures that China has stolen the voting records of 220 million Americans,

The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on election officials in key battleground states, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubling down Friday on claims that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote – claims that the agency has quietly acknowledged aren’t fully vetted.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin at a Friday press conference said election officials that don’t make changes based on “information they need to secure their elections” will be held accountable.

Mullin insisted that the president was not relitigating the 2020 election, “although he definitely could at this point.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom fired back at Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after he issued a series of threats against blue states, including jail time for state election officials ahead of the November election.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday threatened state election officials.

Trump delivered a prime-time address on Thursday night about vulnerabilities in the election system, claims that largely were not backed up by the evidence he provided.

Read the requests, demands and orders the president delivered to executive agencies during Thursday’s primetime address.