Trump allies push emergency powers over elections with 17-page draft order
TL;DR
Pro-Trump activists in coordination with the White House circulated a 17-page draft executive order to declare a national emergency that would unlock sweeping presidential power over voting, citing allegations of Chinese interference in the 2020 election.
- Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency The Washington Post
- Trump could declare national emergency over ‘Chinese election interference’ The Telegraph
- MAGA Activists Pitch Trump on Chilling “National Emergency” Plot The New Republic
- White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections Democracy Docket
- WaPo: Trump Urged to Declare Emergency to Seize Control of Elections Daily Kos
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