Politico: How Trump Will Attempt To Seize Power

Politico reports:

Election observers, elected leaders and some of Trump’s own allies agree on one operating premise: On election night, no matter what the results show, how many votes remain uncounted and how many advisers tell him otherwise, Donald Trump will declare himself the winner. And from there, he could embark on a risky but plausible challenge to overturn the legitimate election results and install himself in the White House. Here’s how it could happen.

What Trump will do first is what he’s already doing: stoking deep, unfounded doubts about the integrity of the election. Trump has spent weeks promoting unsupported claims of mass voter fraud by Democrats, suggesting they’re illegally registering thousands of non-citizens to vote and soliciting unlawful votes from foreigners. He’s also raised doubts about the Postal Service’s ability to process mail ballots, even as he’s worked to reverse Democrats’ edge in the format.

Read the full article. The linked piece is a deep dive into the myriad of ways Trump will likely attempt to overturn the result, should he lose. It’s getting a lot of attention this morning and the full piece is worth your time. No paywall.

The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway https://t.co/QmAR8TRQ4S

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 20, 2024