Trump Allies Circulate Draft Exec Order to Seize Control of U.S. Elections

A group of pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order.

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It claims China interfered in the 2020 election to justify declaring a national emergency.

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This would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

The draft would require voters in all states to show identification documents.

It would prohibit mail-in voting and mandate manual recounts.

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Trump renamed his party's voter identification bill the SAVE America Act.

Constitutionalists warned about a possible conflict.

“A few days after the FBI raid on January 28 at a Fulton County, Georgia, warehouse to investigate suspected fraud involving 300,000 ballots in 2020, the president Donald Trump was heard in a podcast asking that the United States nationalize elections,' sums up an editorialist for the major local newspaper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”

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The U.S. Constitution gives control of elections to the states.

Trump's unilateral declaration could face legal challenges.

The idea of using emergency powers to control elections sparked fierce opposition.

Critics viewed it as a dangerous power grab.

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Congressional Democrats demanded briefings.