Ari Berman

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Fresh Air · A look at new barriers at the ballot box · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

What steps could this administration take to try to interfere in the voting process that we've never seen another administration in our history take before?

Well, they see things like the raid in Fulton County, Georgia, where they took 700 boxes of ballots as a preview of the kind of things that could happen in 2026.

They hear the president attack election officials.

They see how the Department of Justice attacks.

Department of Homeland Security, the FBI have tried to, for example, seize state voter records, things like that.

And they worry about what's coming.

They worry that they could be prosecuted, for example, just for doing their jobs if Trump doesn't like it.

I mean, there's lots of things you could try to do to try to cower people into submission.

And right now, election officials are standing up to that, but they're under a tremendous amount of pressure.

Well, it's really much like the scenario that unfolded in California recently, but on a national scale.

Let's say, for example, control of the House comes down to California, which redrew its maps to give Democrats five more seats.

And those five more seats are pivotal in terms of the margins.

And it's taking a while to count votes because California takes a while to count votes.

And you suddenly have Trump come out and say, the election is rigged.

I don't want Mike Johnson while he has power to do anything to seat any kind of Democrat.

And you have kind of a January 6th in miniature unfold in the House where somehow Republicans try to hold on to power.

They deny the members of the California delegation the right to be seated based on unfounded claims of fraud.

And therefore, the results of the midterms are thrown into doubt in the House of Representatives.

Now, again, this would be challenged in court.

And the courts would ultimately decide.

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