Former top Justice Department official warns Trump may 'not cede power'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A former top Justice Department official told Yahoo News she is deeply worried that President Trump could “delegitimize a lawful election” this November “and not cede power.”

Vanita Gupta ran the civil rights division at the Department of Justice from 2014 to 2017 and is now part of an informal, bipartisan group that has spent the past year preparing for Trump to potentially contest the results of the election. She argued the president’s attacks on vote-by-mail programs signal that he intends to say the election was unfair and should not be considered legitimate if he loses.

“He's already talking about how this will be a rigged election and saying if more and more people are voting using these so called mail-in ballots, that the election will be rigged,” Gupta told Yahoo News’ “Skullduggery” podcast. “This is out of a playbook.”

Gupta said she believes that while some people might consider her fears a “cuckoo crazy conspiracy theory,” she says the group she is working with anticipated Trump’s attacks on vote-by-mail programs. She sees those attacks as a deliberate attempt to undermine the election well in advance of voters casting ballots.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-top-justice-department-official-warns-trump-may-not-cede-power-010538558.html

[Turbineguy]

1. He knows he's going to jail.

Like Hitler, he'll need a lot of help. And there are plenty who will provide it.

[Cha]

2. No Shit. There has to measures in place for the fucker

to get kicked outta the WH ANYWAY.

[stillcool]

3. Nancy said that a long time ago...

and there's a reason why Republicans block any legislation to improve our election security.

[Iliyah]

4. And treason barr will help him . .

[enough]

5. When a different President is sworn in, he will not have any power to cede. NT

[volstork]

7. This.

His term ends on January 20, 2021 whether he acknowledges that or not.

[Bayard]

14. This

Its not his choice, or anyone else's but the voters.

[Stuart G]

29. If Trump will not cede the White House to Biden.(.And Biden Has Clearly Won)

then,
Biden will order the military to take him physically out of the White House, and the military will obey President Biden, not Trump. Take that to the Bank ..Trump cannot stay in the White House if he loses.

That is exactly what will happen, and Trump knows it. The military will obey President Joe Biden, and will take Trump out of the White House by force

Trump will look like the total fool he is if he tries that trick. Imagine the scene, Trump being carried out in a chair by force & taken away by military police...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. The Constitution gives us the mechanism for a peaceful transition of power

If and when Joe Biden is certified by the EC as the winner based on the results of the November 3 Election, Trump ceases to have any power on Inauguration Day in January. There's pretty much no way he can maintain power and I don't think that he has the unswerving loyalty of enough of the Federal Government, Military, or any other national institution to remain in power past his expiration date. If and when he loses, he will yell, scream, and cry and rage-tweet for the next 3 months but if there's no bipartisan agreed-upon reason to challenge the election results and the EC- which is also not in Trump's pocket- says he's the loser, he's gone when the Constitution says he's gone. Sure, we need to remain vigilant and make sure to call out any attempted electoral shenanigans and be watchful after the Election, but he can't pull a 50-state coup.

[Laelth]

17. Absolutely.

It’s the SCOTUS that I worry about, and that’s where the election results are headed if Trump is “unhappy” with the outcome.

-Laelth

[Stuart G]

30. If Trump is "unhappy" the SCOTUS will not support Trump if he legally loses. NOT SUPPORT.

[Laelth]

33. I tend to think that you are right.

But the SCOTUS can be very unpredictable. That’s the biggest wild card that I see.

-Laelth

[Proud Liberal Dem]

34. If it comes down to a narrow win either way

Your concerns are well-founded based on Bush V. Gore. However, otherwise, it would be hard to see under what circumstances SCOTUS would engage in a wider invalidation of results.

[totodeinhere]

22. But he will continue to have resources and allies.

I think it is far from certain that he will see any jail time. Has GWB seen any jail time for his war crimes?

[Jeebo]

6. He said so himself before the 2016 election.

Somebody asked him if he would accept the results of the election. He said, "I will if I win!" He said that with a shit-eating grin on his ugly orange face.

If we vote that con man out of office in November and he refuses to leave, I think that will be a GOOD problem for us to have, because I'm sure he won't be able to get away with it. It's a problem I wish we'd had in November 2016.

-- Ron

[Ohioboy]

12. I don't think he would get away with it, but I wouldn't be surprised if he tried

Having him dragged kicking and screaming from the White House would put a history making final touch on his legacy as a failure.

[Lock him up.]

21. He wasn't pRez then.

And he won't be pRez on January 20, 2021 at noon exactly.

He could do a good thing before that and resign, but...

Link to tweet

... since he's scared sh!tless of not having treasonous baRr as a convenient (un-Constitutional) shield...

[Ohioboy]

9. Trump never accepted the fact he lost the popular vote

No telling what the most corrupt president in history will do if he has to pretend he's a winner this time around.

[struggle4progress]

10. If he can declare himself President without winning the election, I suppose anyone else can too

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. If the States and numbers support Biden's claim to the Presidency

People will not support Trump's delusional claims, especially if it is a blowout.

[Stuart G]

31. It is going to be a ..."BLOWOUT"...maybe 150,000 deaths due to virus. (Trump did nothing)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

35. I agree that it is highly unlikely the election results will be good for Trump in November

based on that alone. However, I'm not resting easy until all of the votes are in.

[Laelth]

11. That's exactly what he's doing.

Unless Biden wins overwhelmingly, the November 2020 election is probably headed to the Supreme Court.

-Laelth

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. It would have to be an extremely narrow win in some very close state

Hopefully, it will be more on the order of an irrefutable blowout, especially if we manage to hold the House and take the Senate. Odds are, Biden could potentially pick off some unexpected red Trump state like maybe Arizona. I also feel a lot better this year about our odds in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, which Hillary only narrowly lost due to a rare confluence of events that are unlikely to repeat this year.

[AlexSFCA]

18. no doubt

but I think roberts will side with dems on this one.

[Laelth]

19. I would hope so.

No sane person, not even a sane Republican, wants four more years of THIS.

-Laelth

[Blue Owl]

16. Fuck the toddling troll

n/t

[Stuart G]

20. Yes, he will.Trump wil lose and lose big. It won't be close enough to claim it was rigged.

!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES...TRUMP WILL LOSE BIG...VERY BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It will be so big a margin, that he will not be able to claim anything. (maybe a get out of jail card,.... but not for free)...I don't think he will be able to claim that.

[Lock him up.]

23. If the Coronaorange maggot claims a get out of jail card...

... it only could be awarded for Federal-Law felonies (let's say if he'd resign on Jan. 20, in the early morning and get Pence to replace him and issue a preemptive Pardon), then the NYAG gets to file State-Law indictments (already waiting on her desk. I bet).

[Stuart G]

24. Yep...you are correct..totally. New York governor?? who is that?? Are you sure?

NO 2nd ...Get out of Jail Card.. NOT From the NYAG either?

The Trump gang cannot avoid New York State Laws.. ....OH?? Who is that NY Governor Again?..would he work with the Atty General?..just asking..

[Lock him up.]

27. Letitia Ann "Tish" James, New York State Attorney General will indict the orange maggot ASAP.

Letitia Ann "Tish" James is an American lawyer, activist, and politician.

She is a member of the Democratic Party, and is the Attorney General of New York having won the 2018 election.


I'm not ruling out a SDNY charge on RICO grounds too, though (although a FL Pardon would automatically constitute a Guilty plea).

[Stuart G]

32. Thank You for that info on Letitia Ann "Tish" James. "She will indict the maggot ASAP."

Great News...Thank You...K and R your post...

[Jamastiene]

25. He is pro fascist.

Of COURSE, he will do whatever he wants.

[Stuart G]

26. That is what I thought about NIXON..Trump cannot do what he wants.

[Jamastiene]

28. He just did.

[demtenjeep]

36. Carville said there would be people on the TR that would gladly do an extraction

procedure