Motherjones iconMotherjonesSep 8, 2026

Cops Won’t Fight Federal Election Interference—So Citizens Will Have To

In mid-May, Trump made a Mob-boss-like threat: "I would do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections." […]

Cops Won’t Fight Federal Election Interference—So Citizens Will Have To

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

In mid-May, Trump made a Mob-boss-like threat: "I would do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections." […]

Since 2020, President Donald Trump and his allies have been hinting that they might send federal forces to "protect" polling places—hints that have come more frequently as Trump's approval ratings crater...

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

In mid-May, Trump made a Mob-boss-like threat: "I would do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections." […] Since 2020, President Donald Trump and his allies have been hinting that they might send federal forces to "protect" polling places—hints that have come more frequently as Trump's approval ratings crater and the midterms draw closer.

Details worth keeping

Since 2020, President Donald Trump and his allies have been hinting that they might send federal forces to "protect" polling places—hints that have come more frequently as Trump's approval ratings crater and the midterms draw closer.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app