After Trump lost the 2020 election, he and his allies attempted to overturn the resultTrump likely to challenge any election loss. He has already threatened to jail election workers and other public officials for “unscrupulous behavior,” although he would need to win the election first. "President Trump has been very clear that we must have a free and fair election," said Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign. CONGRESS HAS FINAL SAYAfter the 2020 election, Congress passed a reform law that makes it more difficult for candidate to mount the kind of challenge Trump attempted. CIVIL UNRESTAny effort by Trump to suggest the election was rigged could potentially lead to civil unrest, as it did on Jan 6, 2021.
