LEAKED: Trump's Executive Order to RIG the 2026 Election
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias
Democracy Docket
4.9 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Marc Elias breaks down the bombshell Washington Post report detailing how anti-voting activists are crafting an emergency executive order allowing Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over elections — all on the basis of a conspiracy theory that China interfered in the 2020 election
He explores the specifics of the leaked "National Emergency" Executive Order, how this move would allow him to seize control of voting machines and ballot data, and what pro-democracy lawyers are doing right now to prepare for this constitutional crisis.
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00:00 The Plot to Subvert the 2026 Election
01:07 The Escalation From Redistricting to Election Subversion
03:27 Trump’s “Irrefutable” Legal Theory
08:16 Why This Emergency Power Claim Is Garbage
10:25 Federal Court: The President Has No Role in Election Rules
12:22 The Crackpot Lawyer Behind the Executive Order
16:23 Sued by Trump — And Winning
18:00 DOJ’s 30 Lawsuits to Seize Voter Data
19:56 Why They Want Your Voter File
21:18 Three Ways You Must Fight Back
24:46 Protect Your Vote Before It’s Too Late
26:34 Steps YOU Can Take
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Donald Trump's plan to subvert the 2026 election is coming into sharper focus. First, he asks |
| 0:06.7 | Congress to make it harder for you to vote. When they refuse, he declares a fake emergency |
| 0:12.0 | and takes matters into his own hands. He has the Department of Justice access your sensitive |
| 0:17.4 | voter data, prosecute his political opponents, and if necessary, be prepared to |
| 0:22.6 | seize ballots. Now, look, this is not my speculation. This is the cold reality in which we now live. |
| 0:29.6 | In this episode, I'm going to walk you through the latest developments in this plot step by step. |
| 0:35.5 | I'll tell you about a secret legal memo written by a right-wing |
| 0:39.4 | election denier and how it's now being worked into an unconstitutional executive order. |
| 0:45.0 | Look, I know this lawyer because he tried to go after me, suing me personally for Rico on behalf |
| 0:52.0 | of Donald Trump. And I'm going to tell you how I kicked his |
| 0:54.6 | ass. Look, it's going to be a journey. So grab yourself a drink, sit back and enjoy the ride. |
| 1:00.6 | But before we get into it, make sure you're subscribed to this channel to stay informed about how |
| 1:05.6 | you can defend democracy. I have been warning for months that Donald Trump is going to try to steal |
| 1:13.3 | the 2026 election. I started issuing these warnings when Donald Trump was focused on redistricting, |
| 1:20.0 | which is just a way for him to rig the maps to try to keep him from losing control of the House. |
| 1:25.5 | I said that when that failed, he was going to escalate |
| 1:28.2 | to voter suppression and eventually to election subversion. So it's all coming into sharp focus now. |
| 1:35.4 | A new effort by pro-Trump election and Ires to work with the White House on a new draft |
| 1:43.4 | executive order that, believe it or not, |
| 1:46.8 | claims that China, yeah, China interfered with the 2016 election. And that that should somehow |
| 1:53.3 | serve as the basis for an executive order to allow Donald Trump to claim a national emergency |
| 2:00.6 | and then do whatever he wants. |
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