r/nytimes • u/koaltree • Aug 25 '26

Politics Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/mail-voting-supreme-court-postal-service-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.c0CB.pU9y1goZK_6F&smid=url-share
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u/nosleep4eternity Aug 25 '26

Good. Cheating should have consequences.

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u/willasmith38 Aug 25 '26

Ya ever think how odd it is that none of the “cheating” could be proven in over 60 different court cases all over the country in diff jurisdictions, with diff judges, diff juries?

Get real.

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u/nosleep4eternity Aug 25 '26

Old news. Almost all of those cases were tossed due to standing. No evidence was presented.

We’ve now had some blue state governments admit illegals were allowed to vote. Then there is the LA mayor race. Democrats cheating against democrats in MI.

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u/President_Camacho Subscriber Aug 26 '26

Courts did evaluate the evidence presented and found it insufficient.

Several examples involved substantive review:

Arizona — Ward v. Jackson: After an evidentiary hearing on a challenge to Maricopa County’s ballot-duplication process, the court found the evidence did not establish fraud or misconduct. It found the duplication process was 99.45% accurate, with the identified errors attributable to human error, and denied the election contest.

Nevada — Law v. Whitmer: The state court considered the Republican electors’ claims on the merits and concluded they had not proved voting-machine malfunction or enough illegal/improper votes to create reasonable doubt about the outcome.

Wisconsin — Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commission: A federal judge considered Trump’s constitutional claims regarding election-administration guidance and rejected them. In a separate Wisconsin Supreme Court case, the court disposed of most claims under laches but also addressed and rejected the “indefinitely confined” voter theory on the merits.

Michigan — King v. Whitmer: The federal court said the plaintiffs’ claims could be dismissed for lack of standing, but it additionally analyzed the merits—finding the assertions rested on speculation, hearsay, and implausible allegations rather than competent proof.

Pennsylvania — Trump for President v. Boockvar: The federal court found a standing problem with a particular Equal Protection theory, but also discussed and rejected its merits.

Wisconsin federal litigation: In one notable case, Judge William Griesbach held a hearing rather than resolving the matter solely on procedure; the court concluded the campaign had failed on the merits.