House Democrats will challenge the election results if Donald Trump succeeds this time using any of the illegal tactics he tried in 2020, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said.

“We will not participate in any fraud. As always, we will continue to advocate for a fair and honest election,” he told the Daily Beast.

The congressman referred to the former president's vote-denying strategy in 2020, specifically emphasizing that Trump's order by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes” was a fraud that would require a challenge to the election results.

He also pointed to the Republican presidential candidate's plot to force state legislatures to “overturn and overturn the popular vote and introduce a slate of fraudulent electors.”

“What if an official says, 'Okay, I'm going to collect 11,780 votes,' and then we confirm that?” Raskin continued. “That would be a problem. That would be something we would try to figure out.”

If that happens, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives promised that the party would “pursue all available legal remedies in the state.”

“If we had to go to federal court, we would go to federal court, and if we had to, you know, challenge it further, we would, but we will not accept Donald Trump's election fraud.” he said.

The congressman's candor differs from statements made by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who dismissed the likelihood of an organized effort to challenge the election results in September.

But Raskin, who led the former president's second impeachment trial in 2021 and has long been a vocal critic of Trump, accused the Republican presidential nominee of “setting the stage for the second round of Big Lies.”

“Donald Trump is telling people in this election that he will declare victory no matter what,” he said.

Throughout his campaign, Trump claimed the election was being “stolen,” falsely claiming that states would extend the election for more days and that non-citizens would vote. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee and other GOP-aligned groups have filed several lawsuits in swing states to challenge voter rolls.

The Maryland Statesman began sounding the alarm in the months leading up to Election Day about the former president's alleged “corrupt intentions” to interfere in the electoral process. In early October, he accused Trump of “doing everything he can” to interfere, pointing out that he had “rigged the electoral college count in Nebraska or the vote count in Georgia or imposed other types of obstacles.”

And just days before the election, he told Bill Maher, “We're not going to let them steal it from the states or the Justice Department or any other election official in the country.”

His comments sparked criticism from a number of House Republicans, including James Comer (R-KY), a senior member of the House Oversight Committee, who called him “the ultimate hypocrite” and claimed he was “sowing seeds of doubt.” sow in America.” free and fair elections.” On Monday, MAGA ally Steve Bannon even called Raskin the “head of the anti-Trump movement.”

However, Raskin dismissed the right-wing backlash as “ridiculous” and an “authoritarian tactic to attack people.”

“We believe it is time for Donald Trump and his entourage to put aside all threats to individuals and their threats to the American constitutional process,” he told the Daily Beast. “And we should return to free and fair elections, where parties support the elections rather than trying to undermine them.

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