Episode 5490: Fulfilling The Vision Of America

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How is the Trump campaign accused of laying groundwork to challenge 2026 election integrity?

Nicolle Wallace 0:00

The dangerous and insidious lie about voter fraud persists as Donald Trump lays the groundwork to challenge the integrity of this year's election results as well. Today, the New York Times has some alarming and exhaustive new reporting on Donald Trump's campaign to tip the scales, rooted in the very same debunked conspiracy theories he's been peddling for years. That includes 19 official actions Trump has taken to question previous results, which began with granting clemency for nearly 1,600 charged insurrectionists while brazenly installing election deniers in the federal government. At least 15 actions to fire, indict, or revoke security clearances for people who have worked against the election denialism movement.

Nicolle Wallace 0:43

21 actions to tighten voting restrictions designed to tip the scales in his favor. And 14 actions to nationalize elections. many of which have failed in court. But as the New York Times reports, quote, while many of Trump's directives have been blocked or delayed by the courts, election experts say that their potential harm remains significant and that some of the efforts have already eroded faith in the process. Do you agree that we are covering in real time an assault on our elections the upcoming months?

Unknown 1:10

I'm very concerned of what's going to happen in the next election. It's a different situation now based on, you know, the people who perpetrated January 6th. They probably learned from how they did that. My personal view is I think the state attorney generals have a tremendous role to play here. They can make sure the rule of law functions in their state. And I would also say that I think a thing that all of us can do is support election workers and election officials. From my perspective, I've seen a number of cases James Comey, Letitia James, Jerome Powell, I mean, right? There's not criminality here. I mean, seashells? I mean, so the only reasonable explanation is The president has it out for these people, and he has people who are his former personal lawyers who are going to do what he says, regardless of the facts of the law.

Unknown 2:03

As a country, as a polity, we let this happen, which means that we cannot look to other people to fix it for us. We have to do the hard work of democratic mobilization. campaigning, protesting, speaking and advocating. And on those last few counts, I'm really glad that those of us who made that choice months ago now have Jack Smith on our side.

Nicolle Wallace 2:28

What do we have to push back with now?

Nicole Wallace 2:31

that is stronger than it was then? We have the courts, and I think that Tim is right that facts will continue to matter because the courts are insisting on it. The courts are continuing to apply the facts and the law, and they are shooting down Donald Trump's efforts at every turn to interfere with the elections. he has tried to get voter roll data from i believe 10 different states and courts have told him every single time no there are two court decisions that recently said that donald trump cannot order the postal service not to deliver mail ballots to people in states who aren't complying with the demands for voter data so the courts are really working overtime to protect our elections and at the end of the day the constitution gives the president

Nicole Wallace 3:12

zero role in elections. The Constitution says that states have the primary authority over elections and that the federal government, through Congress, can make certain laws about elections, but those can only be legislated by Congress. The president himself does not, by executive order or any other means of interference, have any power whatsoever with respect to elections.

Nicolle Wallace 3:34

What does it say, though, that he's sort of chipping around the edges everywhere where he may find an argument to seize some power away?

Nicole Wallace 3:42

Well, that's a very important point that you make, Nicole, because it's not about a winning legal strategy. It's about sowing doubt. It's because Donald Trump knows that there is a real risk that he will lose, his party will lose at the midterm elections, and he wants to be ready to sow doubt about whether the elections were fair.