Former President Asserts Fraud Allegations Override Constitutional Norms in Truth Social Rant
Donald Trump has called for his reinstatement as president, or for a repeat of the 2020 election, based on unfounded claims of widespread fraud. In a Saturday morning post on Truth Social, the twice-impeached former president alleged that “massive and widespread fraud and deception” by Democrats and big tech companies undermined the election results.
He posed the question: “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION?” Trump further asserted that the alleged fraud was so significant that it justified disregarding all laws, including the Constitution. “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he claimed. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!”
Trump’s online tirade began in response to a Fox News report indicating that the FBI had engaged with Twitter and other social media platforms prior to the 2020 election to mitigate the spread of disinformation. This report is connected to a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri, which accuses senior government officials of collaborating with tech companies to censor content under the pretext of combating misinformation.
Multiple reports and testimonies during congressional hearings have documented foreign interference attempts in the 2020 election. Intelligence assessments indicated that Russian operatives targeted Biden’s campaign, while China and Iran were believed to prefer Trump’s defeat.
Late Friday, Trump accused the FBI and Justice Department of colluding with big tech companies to undermine his campaign and rig the election. He stated, “Now additional evidence, different but just as illegal and sinister as the many other forms of cheating used, is flowing out of the crevices of this corrupt wound,” in a somewhat graphic manner.
Across five posts, he criticized law enforcement and the judicial system, labeling them “totally corrupt” and accusing them of “harassing, cajoling, and intimidating Big Tech companies.” He claimed their actions were akin to “STUFFING THE BALLOT BOXES, only far more sophisticated and impactful.”
In one post, he remarked that while his allegations would receive no investigation, the authorities would continue probing “boxes” of classified documents that were taken from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate after his presidency.
As a multitude of legal issues surrounds him, Trump continues to direct his ire at the FBI and the judicial system, amidst ongoing scrutiny of his actions, his family’s dealings, and his business practices during his final months in office.
