This is the Tom Hartman program.

Greetings my friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice,

believers in peace, freedom, and the American way.

I want to get into the possibility that Donald Trump may one, rig the upcoming election or is actually reaching out for help at

rigging the election. And number two is preparing a huge campaign that I'm guessing they're going to start rolling out in a big way early next year.

And, you know, we'll see. I mean, maybe they can make this a big enough issue before the end of this year

but I'm guessing for maximum political impact this is something that they're testing right now

and they're gonna roll out next year and I'll get to that in just a second but to start with this

Edward Luce has been writing for the Financial Times for as long as I've been reading it

He's a solid guy and does not engage in histrionics. I mean it's the Financial Times for goodness sakes.

And I've always found Edward Luce's insights fascinating and he's got a piece in the Financial Times

and it's titled how Donald Trump can manipulate the 20-20 election. Now

again keep in mind this is from a voice that is as establishment as you can get.

And generally as nonpartisan as you can get.

Edward Luz, the Financial Times, they're all about

money. Finance. So anyhow, he points out, he starts out by saying

Donald Trump is the saying goes should be taken literally as well as

seriously and he talks about how Trump is saying that he's going to run for

president again in 2024 and he's going to be president in 2026 when he

hosts the World Cup and all this kind of stuff.

But then he says, he mentions the Mueller report.

And he says the Mueller report, quote,

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