Lawyers Stand Back and Stand By for Election Day | Opinion

October 28, 2024 | Tom Rogers | Newsweek

Former President Donald Trump is clearly laying the groundwork for challenging the results of the 2024 election. He is already stating that if he loses it is because of nefarious acts on the part of Democrats. The Republican Party has put in place all kinds of ground troops to challenge election results and there are a number of sympathetic local and state voting officials who have indicated they will be looking to question the electoral count. …

…I am a member of two organizations that work to inoculate against efforts to create chaos around legitimate election results. We have been working diligently to inform citizens about the integrity of the election process. I am concerned that we are in for a more coordinated and sophisticated replay of Trump’s 2020 challenges to the election outcome. If Trump loses the election and contests it once again on grounds it was “stolen,” the effort will be led by legions of lawyers directly being coordinated by the Republican National Committee. …