Feds Prep for Election “Doomsday” Scenario
Intel official: “Nobody knows what the president might do if the mid-terms don’t go his way”
Feds Prep for Election “Doomsday” Scenario
Intel official: “Nobody knows what the president might do if the mid-terms don’t go his way”
Ken Klippenstein
Oct 26, 2026
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The Justice Department is discussing contingency plans to potentially intervene in next week’s midterm elections, three officials with knowledge of the talks tell me.
The plans cover various “doomsday” scenarios seen as improbable but not impossible. The Trump administration has hinted at them publicly in recent weeks. National security officials tell me the hints reflect active discussions about what to do if the outcome is disputed over things like foreign interference, claims that noncitizens voted, or chaos at the polls.
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