TRUMP’S PROPOSED VOTE STEAL PART 1

YOU’D THINK A MOBSTER WOULD BE SLICKER THAN THIS. But, in so many ways, Trump has always been a loser: His companies have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy six times between 1991 and 2009. His attempts at hyper deals—in higher education, casinos, arts centers, the number of floors of Trump Tower, the naming of a gulf, even peddling steaks—are subjects of ridicule. And, now, with the bully cornered, he’s looking for ways of thwarting the hand of the electorate.

Indeed, there are complications galore. Let’s devote Part 1 today to how America got itself into this. Then tomorrow in Part 2, we’ll detail Trump’s plans for the 2026 midterms, when plenty of Americans intend to vote their displeasure.

It Began in 2021. Trump’s most outrageous action was his utter refusal to accept loss in the 2020 presidential election. Among those disputing Trump’s bullish claim of having won include his first Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General William Barr.

A notorious phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, proof of which is on the record, shows Trump in mobster extortion mode: Wikipedia recounts that at one point, “Trump also tried to intimidate Raffensperger, hinting that Raffensperger and his attorney could face a possible criminal investigation. Trump said, “You know, that’s a criminal offense. And you know, you can’t let that happen. That’s a big risk to you.’ ”

Georgia Election Racketeering Prosecution. In another notation, Wikipedia recounts, “The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. was a criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th and eventually 47th president of the United States, and 18 co-defendants. All defendants were charged with one count of violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, which would have had a penalty of 5–20 years in prison. The indictment came in the context of Trump’s broader effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. The case was one of four criminal indictments against Trump, all charged in 2023.”

Photograph from Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/Reuters via The New Yorker. 

So How Did Teflon Don Evade Matters? Wikipedia summarizes matters in “Indictments Against Donald Trump.” Briefly, Wikipedia recounts, “The six-week-long New York trial lasted April 15–May 30, 2024 and resulted in the conviction of Trump on all 34 charges [these, of falsifying business records to conceal payments made to the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels]. However, on January 10, 2025, the judge issued an unconditional discharge.”

“On June 5, 2024,” the Wikipedia summary continues, “the Georgia case was paused while the Georgia Court of Appeals decided whether to disqualify Fani Willis from prosecuting it, which it did in December. On November 26, 2025, the new prosecutor, Pete Skandalakis, dropped all charges.” 

As for the federal cases, Wikipedia cites, “On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3, that Trump had immunity for acts he committed as president that were considered official acts, while also ruling that he did not have immunity for unofficial acts. On November 6, Trump won the 2024 election; Justice Department policy would have precluded prosecuting him after his inauguration; Smith (whom Trump had threatened to fire) resigned before Trump’s inauguration. Therefore, the federal cases were both dismissed.”

To a nonspecialist like me, there appears to have been a wealth of political slime in all this, up to and including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tomorrow in Part 2, we’ll pick up with Trump’s latest plans to “take over” and “nationalize” elections in 15 states by applying extortion to—you guessed it—any places suspected of harboring Democrats. ds

© Dennis Simanaitis, SimanaitisSays.com, 2026