Category: Stolen Election

When Trump wins he wins, but when he loses he says the election was “stolen”, which is a lie.

Trump Uses Iran Strike to Justify Imminent Election Takeover Plan

President Trump authorized Operation Epic Fury, a major military assault on Iran early Saturday, February 28, 2026, justifying the strikes by claiming Tehran refused to renounce nuclear weapons development and posed an imminent threat requiring regime change. Hours after the operation commenced, Trump posted on Truth Social linking to a right-leaning news article alleging Iranian interference in the 2020 and 2024 U.S. elections on behalf of former President Joe Biden, an election Trump has repeatedly lied about as “stolen.”

Multiple analysts and legal experts identified Trump’s election interference claim as the probable actual justification for the military action. Columbia University professor Anthony Zenkus responded with exasperation to the post, while journalist Eva Golinger compared the pattern to previous military interventions in Venezuela and implied Cuba would be next. Florida-based attorney Fernando Antonio argued the election interference narrative served as cover for a larger authoritarian scheme to consolidate federal control over future elections.

Antonio’s analysis detailed the operational sequence Trump appeared to be executing. The strategy involved fabricating an imminent Iranian threat to justify military conflict, weaponizing that conflict to declare an emergency, then exploiting the emergency pretext to seize control of electoral systems under the guise of national security. This pattern aligns with Trump’s documented authoritarian methods of using external crises to expand executive power and dismantle democratic institutions.

The discrepancy between Trump’s stated rationale for war and the election interference post reveals how the administration manufactures justifications for military action. By linking Iran to election interference, Trump created a false premise connecting foreign adversaries to his election losses, then used that fabricated connection to authorize military operations and potentially justify emergency powers that would affect domestic elections.

(Source: https://www.rawstory.com/oh-for-the-love-of-god-overlooked-trump-post-hints-at-justification-for-major/)

Trump Claims He’s Entitled to Illegal Third Term

President Donald Trump declared Friday that he is “entitled” to an unconstitutional third term, stating at a Texas port event, “Maybe we do one more term…we are entitled to it.” This assertion follows his State of the Union address Tuesday, where he repeated his false claim that Democrats stole the 2020 election and characterized a third term as rightfully his, contradicting the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two terms.

Trump has repeatedly alluded to extending his presidency beyond constitutional limits, admiring authoritarian leaders like Chinese President Xi Jinping, who eliminated term limits in 2018. Republican allies including Senator Lindsey Graham and convicted fraudster Steve Bannon, whom Trump pardoned, have publicly backed a third term for Trump’s administration. A constitutional amendment enabling a third term remains impossible by 2028, forcing Trump and his allies to pursue alternative strategies centered on voter suppression.

Right-wing activists are drafting an executive order granting the president “extraordinary power over voting,” according to reporting by The Washington Post. The draft order, published by Democracy Dockets in April 2025, contains numerous errors and falsely cites Chinese election interference as justification, despite the Office of the Director of National Intelligence concluding no such interference occurred. National security expert Marc Polymeropoulos characterized the draft order as “authoritarian.”

The effort to suppress voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections demonstrates Trump’s systematic abuse of power to manipulate electoral outcomes rather than pursue legitimate constitutional amendments. Trump’s cabinet meetings have showcased alarming acceptance of authoritarian governance, while banners displaying Trump’s image on federal buildings signal his control over government institutions. These actions construct the infrastructure for permanent authoritarian rule.

(Source: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675435238/)

Trump Vows Executive Order Voter ID Mandate Bypassing Congress

President Donald Trump announced Friday via social media that he would issue an executive order mandating voter identification for midterm elections if Congress does not pass legislation to that effect. Trump stated, “There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” and claimed there are “legal reasons” supporting such an order, though he provided no specifics. The House passed the SAVE America Act on Wednesday with unanimous Republican support, requiring states to obtain documentary proof of citizenship before voter registration and imposing new mail-in ballot restrictions.

Legal experts directly contradicted Trump’s authority to unilaterally alter election procedures. Stanford law professor Nate Persily stated the Constitution explicitly grants election regulation power to state legislatures, not the president, and that “the Constitution is clear on this.” Rick Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA School of Law, said any executive order requiring states to comply with Trump’s voter ID mandate would “similarly be found to be unconstitutional” based on a federal judge’s January ruling that permanently blocked a prior Trump executive order attempting to alter voting laws. Trump issued that sweeping order in March 2025 seeking to impose mail-in ballot deadlines and citizenship proof requirements, which a federal court determined exceeded presidential authority.

The SAVE America Act now faces a Senate vote requiring 60 votes to succeed—an unlikely threshold given Democratic opposition and Republican defections. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the first Republican senator to oppose the bill, noting that GOP colleagues claimed in 2021 to oppose federal election mandates imposed on states. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer characterized the legislation as imposing “Jim Crow type laws to the entire country” and declared it “dead on arrival in the Senate.” Democrats argue voter ID laws are designed to disenfranchise voters, emphasizing that voting by noncitizens is already illegal and exceedingly rare.

Persily connected Trump’s voter ID push to broader attempts to federalize election administration, including the FBI’s recent seizure of ballots and voter records from Fulton County, Georgia—a seizure Trump’s continued false claims about the 2020 election have motivated. Persily stated Trump’s push represents a coordinated effort: “It’s not an isolated tweet here, right? There’s a lot that’s going on. So you’ve got the action in the legislature, in Congress, you’ve got these, the earlier executive order, you have the seizing of the ballots and other materials from Fulton County, right? And so it’s all of a piece with the desire to have greater federal oversight of elections.”

Trump’s pattern of attempting to circumvent constitutional limits on presidential power reflects his stated goal to federalize election administration from states he deems incapable of running elections honestly, specifically targeting Democratic-led jurisdictions. His explicit threat to impose voter ID requirements “whether approved by Congress or not” contradicts the constitutional separation of powers and follows his documented history of pressuring state officials to overturn legitimate election results.

(Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-vows-voter-id-requirements-midterms-rcna259018)

Trump Denies Sending Gabbard to Georgia FBI Raid

President Donald Trump told NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas he did not know why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI raid on the Fulton County Election Hub in Georgia on January 28, stating only that “a lot of the cheating comes from, it’s international cheating.” This claim directly contradicts Gabbard’s own written statement to senators, in which she asserted that her presence was requested by Trump himself and executed under her statutory authority to coordinate intelligence related to election security.

Gabbard wrote to Senator Mark Warner and Representative Jim Himes that her role as Director of National Intelligence authorized her to investigate foreign and malign influence on elections. However, Trump’s disavowal of knowledge about her presence during the raid creates an explicit factual contradiction with her account. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attempted to clarify the situation, stating that Gabbard was “in the area where the search took place” but “not part of this investigation,” while also calling her an “expert” on election integrity without explanation.

Trump has offered multiple conflicting explanations for Gabbard’s presence at the Georgia location. At a Kennedy Center screening on January 29, Trump said Gabbard was “working very hard” to investigate 2020 election fraud. At the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, Trump claimed it was Attorney General Pam Bondi who sent Gabbard to Georgia, stating that “she went in at Pam’s insistence” to examine votes from the state.

The contradictions among Trump, Gabbard, Blanche, and Bondi reflect the absence of a coherent official account regarding the purpose of Gabbard’s involvement in the Georgia operation. Gabbard now faces intense scrutiny as whistleblowers have raised concerns about her conduct as DNI director, including allegations that she has obstructed efforts to provide reports to Congress.

The discrepancies underscore Trump’s pattern of using intelligence officials to investigate claims of election fraud that lack substantiation, while simultaneously denying direct involvement in those same operations when questioned by press outlets.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-tells-tom-llamas-he-doesnt-know-why-tulsi-gabbard-was-in-georgia-for-fbi-raid-she-claims-he-sent-her/)

Trump Claims States Are Federal Agents in Elections

President Trump declared on Tuesday that states function as “agents for the federal government in elections,” advancing his push to federalize election administration. During an Oval Office signing ceremony, Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the federal government should take over elections from states he deemed incapable of running them honestly, specifically naming Atlanta and other Democratic-led cities as sites of “horrible corruption.” Trump’s assertion contradicts the Constitution, which assigns election administration to state and local officials with limited federal involvement.

Trump framed federal takeover as necessary to ensure honest elections, stating that if states “can’t count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over.” When pressed by Collins on constitutional constraints, Trump dismissed them, declaring states “can administer the election, but they have to do it honestly.” This demand for federal control extends Trump’s pattern of weaponizing federal authority against election officials, mirroring his sustained efforts to delegitimize the 2020 election and intimidate state administrators into compliance with his directives.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later reframed Trump’s “nationalize the voting” language as advocacy for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections, making the legislation redundant. The move represents Trump’s broader strategy to impose new voting restrictions ahead of midterm elections under the guise of election security.

The statement follows an FBI seizure last week of election materials from Fulton County, Georgia, in connection with alleged voter fraud claims that have been repeatedly debunked. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized such federal intervention as a dramatic escalation in federal control over state-run election infrastructure and warned of further interference in 2026 elections. Trump’s repeated false claims of election fraud and his push for federal dominance over election administration establish the groundwork for authoritarian control over voting mechanisms.

Trump’s assertion that states are federal agents in elections directly contradicts established constitutional law and democratic practice. His pattern of attacking election officials who refuse his demands, combined with federal actions targeting state election materials, demonstrates his intent to consolidate power over election administration and establish federal override of state election systems, dismantling the institutional safeguards that protect democratic elections from executive manipulation.

(Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-states?Date=20260204&Profile=CNN+Politics&utm_content=1770166729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAPxrotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_TP6JxjJ8F0XeylqLLR_PnMmKiHjepIwMfFSOkoZjpuKIlcOuE0eA99g3Kc_aem_XKBW8wXEdeRvaH0xj02M9A)

Trump Demands Republicans Nationalize Voting in 15 States

Donald Trump called for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting across the United States during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino released Monday, demanding that Republicans “take over” election procedures in at least 15 unnamed states. This represents an escalation of Trump’s ongoing efforts to seize control of American election administration, which is constitutionally governed by state and local authorities across thousands of precincts nationwide. Trump’s demand contradicts the foundational structure of U.S. elections and follows his earlier assertion that states function as federal agents in elections.

Trump’s call to centralize voting authority is grounded in his repeated false claims that American elections are plagued by fraud and that Democrats orchestrate a conspiracy to enable undocumented immigrants to vote and boost Democratic turnout. These assertions have been comprehensively rejected by election officials, courts, and his own administration officials, yet Trump continues to weaponize them to justify dismantling electoral decentralization and concentrating voting power under Republican control.

This demand follows a series of actions by Trump’s administration designed to subordinate elections to federal—and specifically presidential—control. Last week, F.B.I. agents seized ballots and voting records from the 2020 election at an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, where Trump’s allies have pursued baseless fraud allegations for years. Trump personally contacted the F.B.I. agents involved in the raid to praise and thank them, demonstrating direct presidential involvement in weaponizing federal law enforcement against elections.

Centralizing election administration under partisan political control is a hallmark of authoritarian governance and has preceded democratic collapse in numerous countries. By consolidating voting mechanisms under Republican authority and eliminating the checks provided by decentralized state and local administration, Trump seeks to eliminate the institutional barriers preventing a single faction from unilaterally determining electoral outcomes and securing indefinite political power.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html)

Trump Posts Discredited Conspiracy Theories After FBI Seizes Georgia Ballots

Following the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia on Wednesday, President Trump posted multiple discredited conspiracy theories on his social media platform. Trump reposted a false claim that Italian military satellites were used to hack voting machines to flip votes from him to Joe Biden, adding that “China reportedly coordinated the whole operation” and “The CIA oversaw it, the FBI covered it up, all to install Biden as a puppet.” Trump declared “This is only the beginning” and “Prosecutions are coming,” directly linking these baseless allegations to the FBI’s ballot seizure.

Trump also reposted fabricated claims about the 2016 election, falsely asserting that “Barack Hussein Obama” falsified intelligence and “conspired with foreign powers…to overthrow the United States government in 2016″—a claim that ignores Obama was president at the time. The Italian satellite conspiracy theory originated in 2021 when then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows directed the Department of Justice and Department of Defense to investigate it after a woman using aliases including “The Heiress” passed material to a national security council official in a supermarket parking lot. Trump and his supporters have promoted numerous unsubstantiated election fraud narratives, including claims by lawyer Sydney Powell in 2020 that voting machines were rigged using software “created at the direction of Hugo Chavez”—despite Chavez’s death three years prior.

The FBI seizure of Georgia ballots follows coordinated pressure from Trump-aligned state and federal officials, including the Georgia State Election Board’s October 2024 vote to subpoena 2020 materials and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letters citing unsubstantiated “anomalies.” Law professor Rick Hasen characterized the action as “a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump’s voter fraud narratives,” while Derek Clinger of the University of Wisconsin Law School called it “a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to expand federal control” over state-run election infrastructure. Georgia has audited and certified its 2020 results, and numerous lawsuits challenging the election were rejected by courts, including by Trump-appointed judges.

Powell pleaded guilty in 2023 to Georgia state charges of conspiracy to intentionally interfere with election duties, agreeing to six years of probation and a $6,000 fine. Her recent appearance with DOJ official Ed Martin in a Thursday morning social media post signals her involvement in Trump administration efforts to weaponize federal authority against prior election officials and investigators, directly advancing Trump’s targeting of prosecutors like Fani Willis who brought charges related to his 2020 election interference.

Trump has sustained his unfounded fraud claims for years, pressuring Georgia officials to “find” votes and filing over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed. At the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election “rigged” and stated that “people will soon be prosecuted for what they did,” establishing intent to weaponize federal authority against political opponents and consolidating control over election administration through federal seizure of state ballots and records.

(Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-posts-discredited-conspiracy-theories-seizure-2020-ballots/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&id=129669660&fbclid=IwdGRleAPopztleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeY_w9PY-MbyAmV3us0qu7s5-OToJw_BXHhObnQUZVfBKgQk9IoJXwyFwJflE_aem_igv5OTXwm69wWCxgxAZ4VA)

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On Wednesday, FBI agents executed a warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election center to seize ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data, and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election. The warrant alleged these materials constituted evidence of criminal offenses related to fraudulent ballot procurement, casting, or tabulation. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized the action as unprecedented and dangerous, noting that the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted, and investigated with no fraud detected.

Trump has spent years making baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen, specifically targeting Georgia after losing to Joe Biden. He pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn the result and filed over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed, including by Trump-appointed judges. In a recent speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election "rigged" and stated that "people will soon be prosecuted for what they did," establishing clear intent to weaponize federal authority against his political opponents.

The seizure follows a coordinated pressure campaign by state and federal officials aligned with Trump. The Georgia State Election Board—now controlled by Trump-endorsed MAGA members—voted in October 2024 to subpoena 2020 materials. Attorney General Pam Bondi then sent letters to Fulton County demanding records and citing unsubstantiated "anomalies" in vote counting. When Fulton County Clerk Ché Alexander refused, the Department of Justice sued her, ultimately obtaining the warrant executed Wednesday.

Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts stated that ballots had been "safe" under county custody and that the seizure undermined the county's ability to certify election security going forward. Commissioner Mo Ivory, present during the multi-hour removal of boxes by FBI agents in tactical gear, directly attributed the action to Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss and described it as designed to sow doubt about Fulton County's election administration. Fulton County prosecutors have separately pursued racketeering charges related to Trump's election interference efforts.

Derek Clinger, senior counsel at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, called the action "a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to expand federal control over our country's historically state-run election infrastructure" and warned it signals federal interference in midterm elections. Hasen stated the warrant "looks like a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump's voter fraud narratives." County officials announced they would challenge the administration's actions in court.

Given Trump's sustained promotion of election fraud conspiracies and documented pressure on state officials like Rusty Bowers and Brad Raffensperger to overturn legitimate results, federal seizure of election materials fits the classic backsliding playbook: delegitimize the prior election, use state security apparatus to create investigative cover, control the evidence chain, and intimidate officials into compliance. International election observers would recognize this as the security state weaponized to preserve power, not protect it—a fundamental breach of the independence and chain-of-custody safeguards that distinguish democracies from regime-style systems.

(Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant)

Trump Says Elections Unnecessary After Accomplishments

President Donald Trump stated in a Reuters interview published Thursday that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” expressing frustration over the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House or Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump acknowledged that a president’s party typically experiences midterm losses following a presidential victory, framing this as a “deep psychological thing,” but argued his administration had accomplished enough that elections should not occur.

Trump dismissed a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing only 4% of Americans support his plan to absorb Greenland as “fake,” insisting he follows his own instincts rather than public opinion on major policy decisions. He stated, “A lot of times, you can’t convince a voter. You have to just do what’s right,” claiming that controversial actions he has taken, including a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ultimately proved correct when results materialized.

During the same interview, Trump addressed Iran, where authorities have killed thousands of demonstrators. He previously pledged “help” to anti-government protesters but became noncommittal when discussing future administration plans, telling Reuters: “We have to play it day by day.” Trump’s equivocation drew backlash from members of his own party after he suggested the killing was “stopping.”

The president’s assertion that elections should not occur reflects a pattern of rejecting democratic constraints, consistent with administration positions claiming presidential authority above legal and constitutional limits. His dismissal of public opinion on major foreign policy decisions and rejection of electoral processes demonstrates a disregard for democratic principles and popular consent governing authority.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-tells-reuters-we-shouldnt-even-have-an-election-ahead-of-midterms/)

Trump Regrets Not Ordering Guard Seize Voting Machines

President Donald Trump told the New York Times he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines after the 2020 presidential election to overturn the result, which he continues to claim without evidence was rigged. Trump stated directly, “Well, I should have,” when asked about the proposal during a recent interview with the Times. During his first term, Trump pressed then-Attorney General Bill Barr and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani about the legality of seizing machines, but Barr rejected involvement and Giuliani was rebuffed by the Department of Homeland Security.

When questioned whether using the military to impound voting machines would have been viable, Trump expressed doubt about the National Guard’s capability, saying, “I don’t know that they are sophisticated enough.” He added that while “they’re good warriors,” he was uncertain whether they possessed the sophistication to counter what he described as Democratic cheating methods. These comments reveal Trump’s intent to deploy federal military forces against civilian election infrastructure based on unsubstantiated fraud allegations.

Trump’s admission that he considered but abandoned plans to seize voting machines demonstrates a documented pattern of weaponizing federal power for political objectives. The statement confirms he actively sought methods to overturn an election he lost and viewed the failure to execute such a seizure as a strategic error rather than an unconstitutional act he should have rejected outright. His regret signals willingness to pursue similar extra-legal measures in future elections.

Trump’s remarks triggered immediate political concern over whether his administration will attempt to disrupt the 2026 midterm elections, particularly given ongoing unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering efforts already underway. The explicit acknowledgment that he contemplated military seizure of voting machines contradicts any pretense that election interference concerns are speculative or exaggerated. His public regret normalizes the concept of using federal forces to nullify democratic processes when outcomes displease him.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/i-should-have-trump-says-he-regrets-not-seizing-voting-machines-in-2020-to-overturn-election/)

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