Trump and his allies have already laid a groundwork for contesting the outcome through repeated claims that the only way he can lose is if the election is rigged. Trump’s allies pair absolutist language that is commonplace in political campaigns with “fantasies of retribution, in some cases including violence.” In some cases, they talk about “wanting the maximum punishment for treason, which is a state execution,”
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