If the Senate acquits Trump today, consider the following scenario: it’s October 2020. The poll numbers have Trump trailing the democratic nominee by double digits. Trump unexpectedly announces he will address the country on national TV. He steps to the microphone and says . . .
“My fellow Americans. My Department of Justice has been monitoring very strongly the upcoming election. My Attorney General has informed me that he has discovered a plot to attack our voting systems by a foreign country to assist the Democratic nominee in an effort to insure ...
that I lose the election. I have decided that this can not be tolerated as free and fair elections are vital to our democracy. Accordingly, I am declaring a national emergency and postponing the presidential election which had been scheduled for November 3rd.
AG Barr will lead the effort to get to the bottom of this intolerable election interference and will report his findings to me. Once the threat to our election has been neutralized I will lift the state of emergency and schedule the presidential election. Rest assured ...
this investigation will be conducted very quickly & very professionally. It will be the most professional investigation in the history of our country. I will schedule the election as soon as I am satisfied that it will be completely fair & that every vote will count.
In the meantime, I will continue serving as your president and will continue to make sure all Americans continue to enjoy the strongest economy our county has ever seen. No one has ever seen anything like it.” So, my friends, is there anyone who thinks this can’t happen?
