Trump set to return to public arena as emails reveal how he pushed election lie

Former president to give speech at North Carolina Republican convention as Arizona emails show how audit came to be set up

• Will America soon be unable to call itself a democracy?

Donald Trump was forced to confront his drastically diminished online presence this week, as a two-year suspension from Facebook for inciting the Capitol attack followed the closure of his blog, an endeavour which failed to attract an audience.

Related: Facebook to suspend Trump's account for two years