Dozens of interviews with people deeply familiar or involved with the election process point to a clear consensus: Not only could Trump make a second attempt at overturning an election he loses, he and his allies are already laying the groundwork.
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He doesn’t control the federal government this time, so his chances are worse this time.
His cronies are at all levels of government, including many red state election officials.
But he controls SCOTUS
Not exactly. Nobody controls them. They can do whatever they want, and they often do things that he likes.
So think about the situation. The Supreme Court can try to rule in Trump’s favor, and depending on the details, that would essentially be a coup d’etat. If they try that and fail, they will probably have permanently ended their careers, and I think they would be risking their freedom. And they know it.
It makes sense, right? You can’t easily run them through the court system because they outrank everyone, which makes extra judicial action more likely.
So they could rule in favor of Trump, again depending on whatever hypothetical we’re considering, but I think they would only risk doing that in very narrow circumstances. They didn’t get where they are by sticking their neck out for others. They got it by taking bribes and being opportunistic sleaze bags, by putting themselves first.