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Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust

Nothing builds confidence in elections like declassifying documents to prove you never trusted them.

President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned A series of moves by Donald Trump’s administration to sow doubt in the integrity of US elections have intensified concern among voting experts – and sparked hope among election deniers – that it could declare a national emergency. The White House and US federal agencies have released a string of documents this summer – including disputed analyses of alleged voting by noncitzens and historical intelligence memos – stoking expectations that the US president could move to exert greater control over November’s US midterm elections. Continue reading...

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