Intimidation

2020

2020-04-20 Trump threatened to send law enforcement officials to polling locations.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/politics/trump-election-day-sheriffs

2024

2024-03-16 Trump said during a campaign rally in Vandalia Ohio, “If I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a blood bath for the whole – that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a blood bath for the country. That’ll be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars”.

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2024/03/17/65f6f8c946163f0d418b456a.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-bloodbath-loses-election-2024-rcna143746

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-predicts-bloodbath-loses-2024-election-ramps-anti/story?id=108190653

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/16/trump-bloodbath-biden-november-00147453

2025 March

2025-03-25 Trump issued EO 14248 to assert presidential control over federal elections.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/status-trumps-2025-anti-voting-executive-order

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/presidents-executive-order-elections-explained

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

2025 September

2025-09-26 The DOJ sued several Democratic-led states over access to voter information.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/department-of-justice-voting-rolls-data-00581182

2026 January

2026-01-12 Trump said he was sorry he did not sign an Executive Order he wrote to tell the National Guard to seize voting machines and ballots.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/trump-voting-machines-election-2020

THAT INTERVIEW, SUB WALL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/trump-voting-machines-2020-election.html

2026-01-23 Just one hour after agents executed Alex Pretti, Pam Bondi sent a letter to Tim Walz stating the Trump administration would remove ICE from the State if Minnesota met demands to hand over voter files, SNAP data, and repealed its sanctuary policy.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/26/nx-s1-5688964/minnesota-data-bondi-letter

https://people.com/pam-bondi-full-letter-tim-walz-after-alex-pretti-shooting-11892085

2026 March

2026-03-23 Steve Bannon described ICE deployments at airports as a potential “test run” for future election-related operations. He allegedly stated, “We can use this as a test run, as a test case, to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterms”.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/bannon-trump-ice-airport-deployment-test-run-2026-midterm-elections/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-8SGdG5AVY

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aeeULQ384v4

https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/bannon-ice-agents-in-airports-are-test-run-for-2026-election/id1450288257?i=1000757120663&l=id

2026-03-27 Todd Blanche asked, “Why is there objection to sending ICE officers to polling places”.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5803874-todd-blanche-immigration-enforcement-polling-places-2026-election/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-trump-doj-goon-backs-ice-patrols-at-polling-stations/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NL-pU5sQYvk

2026 April

2026-04-20 Kash Patel told Fox that arrests connected to the 2020 election would be forthcoming.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/04/20/fbi-chief-patel-says-2020-election-fraud-arrests-coming-soon/89707799007/

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/fbi-director-says-arrests-coming-soon-on-2020-rigged-election-conspiracy/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/19/trump-doj-redoubling-election-scrutiny-efforts-00880159

2026 May

2026-05-12 Trump threatened – much like in 2020 – to send uniformed agents to polls during midterms.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/anything-necessary-trump-wont-rule-out-sending-troops-to-polls/

2026 June

2026-06-18 Senator Alyssa Slotkin introduced the Protect our Polls Act.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdTAlcArXiQ&list=WL&index=4&t=1s

2026-06-23 Elissa Slotkin introduced legislation to prevent troops from poll intimidation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWdgscirvUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLgCiTHWFG8&list=WL&index=4

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/protect-our-polls-act-armed-military-polling-places/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/slotkin-bill-bar-trump-deploying-troops-federal-agents-polling-places-rcna350693

2026 July

2026-07-07 The DOJ sent threatening letters to election officials warning they will face criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting. Hermeet Dhillon warned that she will be sending election monitors.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/doj-warns-criminal-charges-state-election-officials-non-citizen-voting-rcna353433

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/doj-threatens-to-arrest-state-election-officials-if-noncitizens-vote

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/trump-administration-voter-election-crackdown

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-threatens-election-officials-with-criminal-prosecution/

2026-07-17 Markwayne Mullin threatened to prosecute and withhold aid from states that didn’t comply with DHS election directives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOcdBf6czeg

https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-mullin-dhs-voter-fraud-save-6871e13d3f0e2caadaf56f9b2bc1580d

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/homeland-security-secretary-markwayne-mullin-threatens-states-election-rcna588002

2026 August

2026-08-31 The Trump administration asserted that they will NOT be assigning military members to polling places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lAfy-uNYI&list=WL&index=11&t=79s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psm63PGqOXQ&list=WL&index=5

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/no-plans-deploy-troops-midterm-elections-polling-sites-top-us-general-says-2026-08-31/

ABOUT LETTER FROM Gen. Dan Caine to Sen. Slotkin https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6062392-caine-denies-military-election-intervention/

FROM 2025 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/federal-and-state-election-laws-ban-federal-forces-polling-places

2026 September

2026-09-16 Kash Patel said he might be sending federal agents to polling places for the midterms. He said, “We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance. This FBI is not going to shy away from that effort.”

https://time.com/article/2026/09/16/midterms-democrats-election-interference-voter-intimidation-trump-administration-concerns/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-patel-grilled-on-whether-hell-send-agents-to-the-polls-in-november