Airdate: Wednesday, February 18 at 10 AM
California senator Adam Schiff says that President Donald Trump will try to “subvert” the midterm elections this year by attempting to overturn any result that disadvantages Congressional Republicans. The President has recently called for nationalizing elections, made multiple unproven claims about voter fraud and pushed the FBI to seize ballots from a Georgia district he lost in 2020. Meanwhile, election integrity experts say U.S. voting systems are secure and that the courts will continue to reject election challenges brought by Trump. We’ll unpack what we might see come November and how election officials are preparing.
Related link(s):
- California: Protections Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers
- Trump’s New Threats to American Elections – The Atlantic
- Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way – The Atlantic
- SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans | Brennan Center for Justice
- Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia | Brennan Center for Justice