- United States
- Utah
- Letter
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas last Thursday, Donald Trump led an entire crowd in a spoken oath to "cheat like hell" in the November elections. He told them to vote regardless of whether they're registered. That is not a joke, a metaphor, or hyperbole — it is a public incitement to commit voter fraud, on camera, in front of thousands of people.
I want to know what you are doing about it. Soliciting illegal voting is a federal crime. The fact that it happened at a political rally does not make it protected speech — it makes it evidence. The Department of Justice and election oversight bodies need to open an investigation, and you have both the platform and the responsibility to demand that they do.
Trump's own words prove that his years of "election integrity" rhetoric were never about protecting votes — they were about winning at any cost. If this moment passes without consequence, it sends a clear message that powerful people can openly encourage lawbreaking with zero accountability. Push for a formal investigation now, before November makes this even more urgent.