Episode 5174: Declaring A National Emergency Over Our Elections To Stop Foreign Interference
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What are the current threats to the integrity of U.S. elections?
It's the safe and secure presidential elections, national elections we have enjoyed in our country without interruption over the course of this century. And then point Z, that is the nightmare scenario. A president who has already exhibited a willingness and interest and effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, encouraging violence if it's necessary, with an unfettered control over our election systems. It is difficult to pinpoint precisely where we are today, right now, this hour, on that sliding scale between A and Z. But this afternoon's developments make it abundantly clear we are straying further and further from point A and lurching ever closer and closer to point Z. The latest reporting from MSNOW, quote,
of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification at polling locations nationwide, even as his own lawyers have warned the moves would likely run into legal trouble, according to senior White House official who spoke anonymously. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vogt and White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf are among those overseeing the effort to determine whether a legally viable path forward on this stuff exists. It is the latest sign that Donald Trump intends to reshape American elections and unilaterally and without congressional buy-in test the limits of his executive authority. The only part of that that is more chilling, more chilling than the idea of a unilateral executive order that could disenfranchise a large number of American voters with the stroke of a pen,
was that phrase toward the end of the reporting, quote, the latest sign, because it is, as we've been chronicling here, just a piece, albeit a very important one, of that drift ever closer to point Z on the spectrum. Case in point, brand new reporting in the Washington Post out late this afternoon, quote, pro-Trump activists who say they're in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election. as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting. Donald Trump has repeatedly previewed a plan to mandate voter ID and to ban mail-in ballots in November's midterm elections.
How is foreign interference affecting American elections?
The activists expect their draft will figure into Trump's promised executive order on the issue. The White House declined to elaborate on Trump's plans. Considering those two pieces of reporting from today as a pair, you can ask yourself, in our nation's 250-year history, have there been 250 days more important to the health and well-being and survival of our democracy than the span between this afternoon and Election Day? Because Point Z is calling, and we might be closer to it than you think.
I think that, number one, all of the folks that are at the top echelons of the White House were there in 2021, 2022, 2023, during the indictment, during the January 6th committee hearings. All of them know exactly what took place if they were not even working in the White House themselves. So they know what they've signed on to and they know what their boss is capable of doing here. They also understand that people like Steve Bannon can pass along documents and articles directly to key aid and get into Donald Trump's ear, and suddenly he's posting it overnight. Here's the one thing that I think is different from our reporting this go-around. I've been talking to local officials, too, here. You know, if you look at Georgia, right, the folks understand that three of the five Georgia State Election Board members are MAGA Trump allies.
And they are preparing, understanding the enormity of the power that those three election board members have. And so folks on the ground are preparing. Out in Arizona, Maricopa County, there are several Republicans on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. They've lived through this before. And they're preparing. There's the recorder who's in charge of Maricopa County elections, Justin Heap.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the current threats to the integrity of U.S. elections?
0:00–2:23
2
How is foreign interference affecting American elections?
2:23–5:45
3
What executive actions is Trump proposing regarding voter ID?
5:45–16:40
4
How are local officials preparing for potential election disruptions?
16:40–24:51
5
What legal challenges exist for Trump's election-related executive orders?
24:51–29:12
6
How do state and federal courts influence election integrity?
29:12–38:14
7
What evidence is being gathered regarding 2020 election fraud?
38:14–42:54
8
What are the implications of the upcoming elections on U.S. democracy?
42:54–55:08
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