Senate Democrats ran a tabletop exercise on three possible November election disruptions, with Chuck Schumer saying the caucus is preparing for "anything" Trump might do.
The scenarios covered AI-driven foreign disinformation, armed citizens patrolling polling sites and ballot boxes, and Justice Department ballot seizures that could disrupt certification in key races.
Schumer’s task force brought in Eric Holder, Marc Elias, Norman Eisen, Democracy Forward and Protect Democracy, and another exercise is already planned for July alongside coordination with state and local officials.
Democrats say the planning reflects Trump’s renewed fraud rhetoric, calls to federalize elections, requests for voter files and earlier ballot seizures in Georgia and Arizona, which Republicans frame as election-security measures.
Their options in Congress are limited, leaving much of the legal response to states and advocacy groups as courts block some Trump election actions but let others stand, including retention of 600 boxes from Fulton County.