Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., mentioned Sunday that President Donald Trump intends to take motion to overturn the results of the 2026 midterm elections ought to Republicans lose seats in Congress.
“I believe [Trump] intends to attempt to subvert the elections,” Schiff advised ABC Information’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “And if he loses the vote … he is ready to attempt to take some type of motion to overturn the end result, and we actually should not query that.”
Schiff’s remarks come after Trump continued to escalate his rhetoric surrounding the outcomes of the 2020 election, which the president has falsely claimed was stolen ever since his loss. The FBI raided a Fulton County, Georgia, election workplace and seized ballots from the 2020 election on Jan. 28. Trump misplaced Georgia by lower than 12,000 votes in 2020, and even when he had received the state, it could not have been sufficient to win within the Electoral School.
Within the days because the FBI’s raid, Trump has referred to as for nationalizing elections and repeatedly claimed with out proof that Democrats cheat to win elections.
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., seems on ABC Information’ “This Week” on Feb. 8, 2026.
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Schiff pointed to Trump’s actions after the 2020 election as proof for the likelihood that he would problem the 2026 outcomes.
“We can not ignore what they’re telling us they are going to do, as a result of time and time once more, we have now seen that they are prepared to go to extraordinary and lawless lengths,” Schiff mentioned.
As for who might verify any try and query the outcomes of the midterms, Schiff mentioned that he doesn’t belief Republicans in Congress, however does belief the American individuals.
“One of the best safety we have now is to mobilize the biggest voter turnout in U.S. historical past to so overwhelm the vote … in order that there isn’t any method they’ll cheat,” Schiff mentioned.
The California senator mentioned that Trump’s actions are resulting from what he mentioned is the final unpopularity of his administration’s insurance policies. A Quinnipiac College ballot released final week pinned Trump’s approval at 37%, with 56% disapproving.
“He hasn’t introduced costs down. There’s chaos and killing in American streets by ICE brokers. The general public has turned towards him,” Schiff mentioned. “His ego can not stand one other loss.”
As Trump continues his claims of voter fraud, Republicans in Congress hope to move the SAVE America Act, a invoice which might require proof of citizenship to register to vote. If it turns into legislation, it might overhaul voter registration by requiring registrants to look in-person to confirm their citizenship with a passport or beginning certificates, however not a driver’s license. Democrats have raised issues about disenfranchising voters who haven’t got these paperwork.
Requested by Karl if there may very well be a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, reminiscent of a legislation requiring a photograph ID to vote, Schiff mentioned he would oppose such a coverage.
“It is nonetheless going to be one thing that disenfranchises individuals … that do not have the ID essential to vote, regardless that they’re residents,” Schiff mentioned. “That is one other strategy to merely attempt to suppress the vote.”
A Pew Analysis Middle ballot from August 2025 discovered that 83% of U.S. adults support requiring a photo ID to vote — together with 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats.
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