Source: NBC News

June 25, 2024, 5:21 PM EDT

Donald Trump's campaign vowed legal action and said it would seek a criminal investigation into a super PAC that ran a misleading digital ad in Pennsylvania in featuring clips former president discouraging Republicans from voting by mail.

After condemning mail voting for years, Trump is now embracing it and encouraging his voters to take advantage of the practice in the 2024 presidential election.

"MAGA Patriots, listen to our president," the ad from Pennsylvania Values PAC begins, before splicing together sound bites of Trump condemning mail voting. "Mail in voting is totally corrupt, get that through your head," Trump says in one such clip. The 30-second ad ends with the on-screen text: "Stand strong with President Trump against mail in voting!"

The digital ad ran over the weekend, according to Google data. Trump's campaign sent the group a cease-and-desist letter on Tuesday afternoon.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-threatens-lawsuit-democratic-ad-mail-voting-rcna158919