Journalist Carl Bernstein said Sunday that President Trump has discussed ways to challenge the results of the midterm elections if the GOP's grasp on power slips.
During an appearance on CNN, Bernstein said his sources relayed this information to him on Friday, warning that Trump has talked about a disruption campaign if the results are close but have the Democrats taking control of the House or Senate.
"I talked to people ... in touch with the White House on Friday who believe that, if the congressional midterms are very close and the Democrats were to win by five or seven seats, that Trump is already talking about how to throw legal challenges into the courts, sow confusion, declare a victory actually, and say that the election's been illegitimate," Bernstein said after being asked if Trump's challenge to fraudulent voters was a form of voter suppression.
"That is really under discussion in the White House," he added.
Bernstein said Trump's dishonesty is unprecedented, adding that the United States has never had a president that "uses lying and untruth as a basic method to promote his policies, his beliefs, and his way of approaching the American people and engaging with the world."
According to the results of a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday, the Democrats hold a 9-point lead over Republicans in the the latest polling for the 2018 midterm elections, which are only a couple of weeks away.
Trump said last week that it won't be his fault if the Republicans lose control of the House.
TooShiftyForYou on October 21st, 2018 at 21:12 UTC »
Remember when Trump called the 2016 election that he won "Rigged" way before it even took place.
sherrinford_holmes on October 21st, 2018 at 21:04 UTC »
Elections are certified on a state level, not federal. Not saying he wouldn't try, but there isn't even the thinnest legal pretext for this.
CirclingTheVoid on October 21st, 2018 at 20:42 UTC »
He can say it, but it won't stop the new congress from sitting.