In light of everything else going on, Trump’s bizarre efforts in the last weeks of his presidency seem wearily irrelevant. But what if Rosen had obeyed Trump and said to the American public that the election was corrupt – and then “left the rest” to Trump and the Republican congressmen? Just weeks earlier, then attorney general William Barr said the justice department had found no evidence of widespread fraud that could have overturned the results. At best, Trump would be seen as a fool and the whole affair an embarrassment to the country. The current attorney general of the United States, Merrick Garland, should issue an advisory opinion clearly stating this.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2021 10:21 UTC