How Trump dismantled federal election guardrails

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How Trump dismantled federal election guardrails

By Here & Now Newsroom

Friday, April 17, 2026 β€’ 11:56 AM EDT

A new investigation from ProPublica finds that President Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election.

Story co-author Jen Fifield joins Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks to explain the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.