Former President Donald Trump could announce his vice presidential pick as early as this week, possibly ahead of Thursday’s debate, according to four people familiar with the situation.

Trump has said publicly that he intends to announce his pick shortly before, or at, the Republican convention next month.

But there have been high-level discussions in recent days within the Trump campaign about moving that timeline up and

Henry J. Gomez

Henry J. Gomez is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.

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Matt Dixon

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Jillian Frankel and Carrie Budoff Brown contributed.