A Washington Spectator investigation by Mark Medish and Joel McCleary alleges that Trump is preparing legal, administrative, and potential paramilitary measures to assert federal control over aspects of the 2026 midterm elections and certification process if Democrats appear poised to gain congressional majorities.

The authors describe an expanded use of federal agencies (including Justice, ICE, and others), data gathered through prior restructuring efforts, and possible invocation of emergency or Insurrection Act authorities as elements of what they term a multi-stage strategy to retain power.

The piece argues these preparations reflect concern over low polling and potential Democratic control of Congress, and it calls for heightened public and institutional readiness, including discussion of impeachment as a deterrent.

You’d never know it by the title “Dancing in the Dark,” but the Washington Spectator’s recent investigation is about the various steps (mostly illegal) Trump is taking, including the use of enforcement tools and violence, to prepare to reverse any overall Democratic victory in the November Congressional races. The authors, Mark Medish and Joel McCleary, believe Trump needs such a coup to save himself from Impeachment, congressional investigations and subpoenas seeking more proof of crimes throughout his lawless, corrupt, dictatorial regime.

Currently, Trump’s polls are so low that he is endangering enough Republican seats in the House and Senate to give the feeble, corporate money-indentured Democratic Party a chance to win control of Congress. This is precisely what Trump fears, even though he has control of the Executive Branch and the immunity given him by six Injustices of the Supreme Court. Take note, he knows that impeachment and removal from office in the Senate are final, not reviewable in the federal courts.

In 23 single-spaced pages, Medish and McCleary walk readers through the events, directives, ballot seizures, and draft emergency orders Trump could use to assert federal control over a midterm election and use a........

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