The United States Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to have the Postal Service inspect mail-in ballots. The decision was described as a hard blow against the president, who has long alleged, without evidence, that fraud is widespread in mail-in voting.
The judicial defeat was just part of a broader effort involving the use of federal government power to try to control the midterm legislative elections scheduled for November. Trump's battle, however, is far from over, according to the analysis.
Days before the Supreme Court decision, the Department of Justice sent threatening letters to at least 30 high-ranking election officials across the country. The objective of this action was to intensify the fight to obtain access to private voter data.
The effort to restrict mail-in voting and obtain information about voters is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to assume greater control over the electoral process, as the analysis points out.
