Feb. 27, 2026: The Ultimate Steal and Death of a Country
Don’t miss this week’s blog post by IP attorney, author Timothy Trainer, host of the podcast and video show Tim’s Travails • Follow Tim on Substack
What a surprise to see a headline stating “Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency:” Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency – The Washington Post. We have Trump supporters and activists urging the issuance of an order because “the president is aware that there are foreign interests that are interfering in our election processes. That causes a national emergency where the president has to be able to deal with it.”
It’s always worth going back to the beginning.
The U.S. Constitution states in Article 1, Section 4 that “The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators:” United States Constitution. Yes, there’s language that provides for Congress to make changes, but it is also clear from this latest article that if Trump confronts a reluctant Congress, he’s ready to unilaterally do what the Constitution does NOT allow him to do.
As the Constitution vests the primary role of electoral processes and procedures to the states, it is worth reminding everyone that the states have done their job competently. Despite all the accusations of voter fraud or theft in 2020, as proclaimed by Trump and his supporters, they came up empty in the courts in proving the existence of this fraud and theft that they screamed about in the election’s aftermath.
Republican Liz Cheney stated that “The president and many around him pushed this idea that the election had been stolen. And that is a dangerous claim. It wasn’t true. There were over 60 court cases where judges, including judges appointed by President Trump and other Republican presidents, looked at the evidence in many cases and said there is no widespread fraud:” Results of Lawsuits Regarding the 2020 Elections | Campaign Legal Center.
Attorney Marc Elias pointed out that “It is 63 losses by Trump and his allies” in an effort to convince the courts of voter fraud. PolitiFact | Joe Biden is right that more than 60 of Trump’s election lawsuits lacked merit. U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Bibas, a Trump appointee, noted in dismissing a challenge in Pennsylvania that “Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious.
But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations, followed by proof.
We have neither here:” PolitiFact | Joe Biden is right that more than 60 of Trump’s election lawsuits lacked merit. Just as we have listened to years of evidence-free claims of voter fraud and a stolen election, one has to ask what emergency exists as the basis for an executive order that undermines U.S. elections that have been deemed to be safe and secure?
The mere fact that a Trump friend and lawyer makes the statement that “there are foreign interests that are interfering in our election processes” is not evidence, Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency – The Washington Post. It’s simply a bald statement.
As Trump and his cult followers look for any opportunity and avenue to take over the country and undermine our Constitution and rule of law, it’s worth wondering where the dangers come from and who has undermined our security. And, ultimately, who’s responsible for creating this emergency threat as an excuse to throttle the election system?
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When the Criminal-in-Chief considers yet another step toward an unconstitutional or illegal act, we must remind ourselves that the clamor of external threats is a diversion.
No foreign power fired the three-star general whose honest assessment of the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear capabilities wasn’t in line with the Criminal-in-Chief’s bragging. Because of the more honest assessment, the administration let go of the man in charge of the Defense Intelligence Agency: Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency – NBC News.
Emergencies in this administration are self-created. The Criminal-in-Chief allowed Hegseth to fire a general who was in charge of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. The firing was without any rationale. National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief, Gen. Tim Haugh, ousted – The Washington Post. His firing was based on input from a right-wing activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. How far-right activist Laura Loomer is shaping the Trump administration | PBS News.
The U.S., like any nation, has many adversaries. And, like many nations, we have developed capabilities to keep a check on what those adversaries are doing through various agencies of the government. Firing people who head agencies like the NSA, Cyber Command, DIA, and others for no apparent reason other than officers providing honest assessments is what causes self-made emergencies to occur. These actions provide adversaries with opportunities. Removal of experienced, competent leadership simply because officers or civilian personnel fail to make outlandish claims causes gaps in competency.
Letting a conspiracy theorist influence personnel decisions undermines critical agency operations. Letting cultist lawyers draft executive orders will lead to illegal and unconstitutional acts by the government.
As the Criminal-in-Chief seeks new ways to trample the Constitution and the rule of law, he gives aid and comfort to our adversaries. By seeking ways to undermine our elections, he seeks to oppress the people, and by doing so, he’s actually behaving in ways no different than the leadership of countries like Iran and China. While his cultist supporters look abroad for reasons to destroy democracy, he and his followers create this homegrown emergency. It’s time to say aloud what so many fear to say: the greatest threat and enemy of the United States occupies the White House.
Author Timothy Trainer with his books in Washington, DC • Photo by AnnaGibbs.com
About the Timothy Trainer: Writing books is a passion for attorney Timothy Trainer, who for more than three decades focused on intellectual property issues in his day job. He has worked in government agencies and in the private sector, and his assignments have taken him to 60 countries around the world.
Tim found time to pen a few non-fiction tomes, including his first book, Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; the 15th edition was published in 2022. Thomson Reuters’ Aspatore Books published Tim’s next title in 2015, Potato Chips to Computer Chips: The War on Fake Stuff.
Fiction was a genre he always wanted to try. In 2019, Pendulum Over the Pacific, was released by Joshua Tree Publishing. “This political intrigue story is set in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., and centers on trade tensions between the U.S. and Japan in the late 1980s,” Tim explains.
In 2023, his first series hit bookstores: The China Connection.
In 2025, he published the sequel, The China Factor, which ranked #63 on the Amazon Asian Literature list in May.
