{"id":2335547,"date":"2024-09-02T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asserts-he-had-every-right-to-interfere-with-2020-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:45:25","slug":"trump-asserts-he-had-every-right-to-interfere-with-2020-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asserts-he-had-every-right-to-interfere-with-2020-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asserts he had \u2018every right\u2019 to interfere with 2020 election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asserts-he-had-every-right-to-interfere-with-2020-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335547&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump recently defended his actions surrounding the\u200b 2020\u200d election,\u200d asserting he had &#8220;every \u200cright&#8221; to \u2062interfere, claiming it represented \u200dthe worst case of election \u200dinterference anyone\u200c has ever seen. In an \u2062interview on Fox News, \u200dhe noted that despite\u200b facing indictments, his poll numbers actually increased, questioning the norm that \u200csuch legal troubles\u2062 typically diminish public support. Trump\u200c is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"Reports: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &amp; W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a>\u2062 in Washington, D.C., related to his alleged\u200c efforts\u200b to overturn the election results and his\u2063 role in\u200b the January 6 Capitol attack, as well as charges in\u200c Georgia for\u2062 racketeering and other offenses connected \u200dto attempts to\u2063 change the state&#8217;s election outcome.\u200c Critics \u200chave pointed out that numerous \u200dreviews have found \u2063no evidence \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-bans-trumps-full-cpac-speech-unless-users-add-countervailing-viewpoints-about-election-claims\/\" title=\"YouTube Bans Trump\u2019s Full CPAC Speech Unless Users Add \u2018Countervailing Viewpoints\u2019 About Election Claims\u00a0\">widespread election fraud<\/a> in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump asserts he had &lsquo;every right&rsquo; to interfere with 2020 election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742727\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> argued he had &ldquo;every right&rdquo; to interfere with the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When speaking on Fox News late Sunday evening, Trump defended his actions after the election because it was &ldquo;the worst case of election interference that anyone&rsquo;s ever seen.&rdquo; Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/exhaustive-fact-check-finds-little-evidence-of-voter-fraud-but-2020s-big-lie-lives-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reviews<\/a> have found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/widespread-election-fraud-claims-by-republicans-dont-match-the-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>no evidence <\/a>of widespread election <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/full\/10.1073\/pnas.2103619118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fraud<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s so crazy that my poll numbers go up. Whoever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election, where you have every right to do it, you get indicted, and your poll numbers go up. When people get indicted, your poll numbers go down,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1830401090183102510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in an interview on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Life, Liberty and Levin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/27\/nx-s1-5090925\/trump-indictment-jan6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal charges<\/a> in Washington, D.C., for his alleged actions to subvert the 2020 election results and involvement with the subsequent Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol. He is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">facing charges<\/a> in Georgia for racketeering and other crimes over an alleged scheme to overturn the election results in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Despite no evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in &#039;Fraudulent&#039; Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer Administration Hit with &#039;Kickback&#039; Allegations\">widespread fraud<\/a> in the 2020 election, Trump maintained there was &ldquo;election interference&rdquo; that acted against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, this is the worst case of election interference that anyone&rsquo;s ever seen, certainly in our country. They do this in Third World countries. They have some of it in South America &mdash; they don&rsquo;t do it a lot, believe it or not. But they do it,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And it&rsquo;s such a bad precedent because people are going to think about it differently, and they&rsquo;re going to think about it differently. And it&rsquo;s very sad, actually,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> recently voiced<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/11\/nx-s1-5071100\/biden-trump-harris-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> concerns<\/a> about a peaceful transfer of power if Democrats keep control of the Oval Office in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump loses, I&rsquo;m not confident at all,&rdquo; Biden said in a recent interview while alluding to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742727\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742727\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims he had the &#8220;right&#8221; to meddle in the 2020 election. In a late Sunday interview on Fox News, the former president justified his post-election actions by stating it was &#8220;the worst case of election interference ever witnessed.&#8221; Numerous investigations have found no substantial evidence of widespread fraud during the 2020 election. Trump remarked, \u201cIt\u2019s so absurd that my poll numbers are rising. Who would have thought you could be indicted for interfering in a presidential election when you have every right to do so? Typically, when people get indicted, their poll numbers drop.\u201d He is currently facing federal charges in Washington, D.C., related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots. Additionally, he faces racketeering charges in Georgia over an alleged plot to change that state&#8217;s election outcome. Despite a lack of evidence supporting claims of widespread fraud, Trump insisted there was &#8220;election interference&#8221; against him. He stated, \u201cThis is unprecedented election interference\u2014something we usually see in Third World countries or occasionally in South America.\u201d He expressed concern about setting a negative precedent that could alter public perception moving forward. President Joe Biden recently expressed worries about maintaining a peaceful transfer of power if Democrats retain control after November&#8217;s elections: \u201cIf Trump loses, I\u2019m not confident at all,\u201d he said while referencing the January 6 events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2335548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald_trump_2024_stage.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32675,32119,32603,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2335547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2020-election","tag-election-interference","tag-political-news","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald_trump_2024_stage.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}