Ahead of the midterm elections, an emboldened U.S. President Donald Trump has shown an increased eagerness to leverage the full investigative, prosecutorial and legislative powers of the federal government to bend election mechanics to his will.
With his words and deeds, the president ¡ª who pushed to overturn his 2020 defeat but declared his 2024 victory legitimate ¡ª appears to be undermining Americans¡¯ trust that the midterms will be free and fair.
As the political environment darkens for his party, Trump is again warning Republicans that Democrats are going to rig the results. At the same time, he is taking actions that make Democrats fear that Republicans are actually going to subvert the election.
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