The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud. A group of outsiders is making that difficult.
TL;DR
- Attorney Peter Ticktin, a long-time associate of Donald Trump, believes Trump may take action to control federal elections this fall.
- Ticktin suggests potential outcomes include Trump taking preemptive action against cheating, or declaring martial law around November 3rd.
- Trump has previously expressed interest in greater federal control over elections and has promoted baseless claims of election fraud.
- Trump's White House and Cabinet advisers are reportedly working to shift his focus away from election fraud theories.
- Despite attempts to find evidence of fraud, none has been found to support Trump's allegations.
- Some officials, including those from the Justice Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Homeland Security, have denied plans to forcibly take over state election administration.
- The Supreme Court has rejected Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting.