During an interview on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Trump said he's contemplating sending law enforcement officers to polling locations in order to monitor and prevent voter fraud. Any conduct that intimidates voters is prohibited by federal law and several states expressly forbid law enforcement presence at the polls. Furthermore, the President does not have the authority to send local sheriffs anywhere and sending armed federal law enforcement to the polls could result in violations of US criminal code. "The way it's written, it's unclear, and arguably the better reading of this would exempt the President," Foley said. "The implication of the word sheriff and law enforcement to my mind is armed officers," Foley added.

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 19:30 UTC