And First Lady Melania Trump has advised the president that it’s time to accept losing the election, a separate source familiar with the conversation told CNN on Sunday.
Although the first lady has not reacted publicly to the election, she has weighed in privately with her opinion. “She has offered it as often as she does,” the source said.
Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller denied in a tweet Sunday morning that Kushner had contacted Trump, although CNN has agreed with his report. “This story is not true,” Miller said. “Jared has advised Donald Trump to take all available legal measures to ensure accuracy.”
“The legal battle for this campaign will begin Monday,” Trump said in a statement. “I will not rest until the American people have the right credentials to count.” ”
Kate Beddingfield, Biden-Harris’ deputy campaign manager, said Saturday night that there had been no communication between Biden and Trump, or between any of the two campaign representatives, since it had been launched earlier in the day.
And Simon Sanders, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, told CNN’s Jack Tapper on Sunday that “many Republicans from the Hill have reached out,” but said, “I don’t believe anyone in the White House.”
This headline and story have been updated with additional reporting.
CNN’s Carolyn Kelly, Betsy Klein, Keith Allen and Chand Ndlis Duster contributed to this report.
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