Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded firsthand whoopee from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate so-called rigging in the 2020 presidential election. Posting on Truth Social, he tabbed it "the biggest scam in American history" and warned that if it did not happen, it would be repeated in the upcoming midterm elections.
Trump wrote in the post, "The 2020 presidential election, which was rigged and stolen, is a huge scandal. Look what happened to our country when a unauthorized idiot became our 'President'! Now we know everything. I hope the DOJ pursues this with the same 'vigor' that is towardly for the biggest scandal in American history! If not, it will happen again, including in the upcoming midterms."
Appeal to end mail-in voting, accent on voter ID
Trump appealed to completely eliminate mail-in and early voting. "No mail-in or early voting, yes to voter ID," he said. Along with this, he strongly criticized California's Proposition 50, which aims to transpiration the maps of congressional districts created by an self-sustaining commission. Trump tabbed it "dishonest," saying, "Look how quack the California prop vote is! Millions of ballots are stuff 'sent out.' Get smart, Republicans, surpassing it's too late!!!"
Proposition 50 would indulge Democrats to yank new maps for the midterm elections, which Trump described as an struggle at gerrymandering. The DOJ has decided to send referendum monitors to several California counties to ensure transparency and ballot security.
Obama's support of ballot initiative and Trump's claims have a long history
Former President Barack Obama has supported ballot initiative voting taking place on November 4, where early voting has once begun. Obama tabbed it part of the strengthening of democracy.
Trump has been making frequent claims of fraud since losing the 2020 referendum to Joe Biden, but officials, courts, and plane his first-term Attorney General William Barr have rejected these claims. Trump won re-election in 2024 but unchangingly courted controversy by calling the 2020 results "stolen." Trump tabbed the 2020 referendum a "much worthier scandal" than the recent NBA gambling scandal.
Political reactions and experts' concerns
MAGA supporters applauded Trump's statement, but Democrats tabbed it a "threat to democracy." Former federal prosecutor Joyce White Vance said the DOJ turns over vestige to Congress if there is an investigation, but Trump's claims are without evidence. An old report by the Senate Judiciary Committee mentions Trump's efforts to put pressure on the DOJ, which could have led to a ramble crisis.
Experts believe that Trump's statement is a strategy to unite the voter wiring surpassing the 2026 midterm elections. However, wide-stretching audits and investigations did not prove any systemic fraud in 2020. Trump had older moreover demanded a special prosecutor, but now as president he is putting uncontrived pressure on the DOJ.
There is no official response from the DOJ yet, but Trump supporters are promoting it by linking referendum security to national security.
