LOADING ERROR LOADINGNew York University law professor Ryan Goodman said Thursday on CNN that President Donald Trump “can’t legally” nationalize elections, warning that anyone involved might already have committed a serious crime. Advertisement“He can’t legally do it, so I don’t think this survives first contact with the courts,” Goodman said. “So … the premise, right, is off to begin with.”AdvertisementGoodman, a former special counsel at the Defense Department, appeared optimistic Thursday that this potential order wouldn’t stand up in court. He noted that the Trump administration has “tested this” before, only for the U.S. legal system to thwart him. “So he passed an executive order, middle of last year,” said Goodman.

Source: Huffington Post February 28, 2026 00:08 UTC