Jack Smith Should Be Investigating Trump’s Current Election Conduct
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Donald B. Ayer, Philip Allen Lacovara, and Dennis Aftergut: Jack Smith Should Be Investigating Trump’s Current Election Conduct
WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. The pre-election public record is full of clues—flashing red lights, really—that Donald Trump is preparing to try to steal the vote again if he loses. The Justice Department should
be investigating it now.
Any legitimate, fact-based court challenges to particular vote counts are not the problem. The alarm arises from the ominous indications that Trump will try to gum up the works at every stage of vote counting, state-by-state Electoral College meetings, and election certifications.
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JOE PERTICONE: Loony and The Beast: How RFK Became a Trump Consigliere
MANHEIM, PENNSYLVANIA—Moments before the start of a Trump campaign panel discussion here on Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on a skywalk above the idling crowd of about 100 supporters.
Those gathered at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex1 screamed when they saw him. And he responded to their adulation by raising his fists triumphantly and mouthing, “Yes!”
🚨OVERTIME🚨
Happy… Saturday? I am here with a special Saturday Double Overtime, as we’re publishing some #SaturdayContent in the closing days of the election. Greetings from Saint Louis.
My hotel… wasn’t carrying the game, so, sadly, I missed this walk off grand salami last night. Go Dodgers!
“It has fallen to me, the humor columnist… to endorse Harris for president” (Alexandra Petri, WaPo 🎁)
Ex-WaPo Editor: This Is a Straight Bezos-Trump ‘Quid Pro Quo’ (Daily Beast)
Michelle Obama brings the heat… In Michigan, while Trump is trying to cut into the Muslim vote share there.
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