6/9 Sources tell Gellman that the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint pro-Trump electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority, claiming rampant fraud as justification.

7/9 This presidential election will also be the first in 40 years without a federal judge requiring the RNC to seek approval in advance for any “ballot security” operations at the polls. Republicans are recruiting volunteers in 15 contested states to monitor polling places.

8/9 With Trump, Gellman writes, we should ask: “What might a ruthless incumbent do that has never been tried before?”

9/9 “Right now, the best we can do is an ad hoc defense of democracy,” he continues. “Take agency. An election cannot be stolen unless the American people, at some level, acquiesce.” Read the full story: http://on.theatln.tc/O3qB1kA