Will the Court Help Trump Steal the 2026 Election?

Could the Supreme Court help Trump disrupt the 2026 election?

In this episode of The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang examine a new fight over mail ballots and postal rules that could create chaos, disenfranchise lawful voters, and give the administration new leverage over the election process.

We also look at why the Supreme Court’s shadow docket matters so much here, what happens when major election rules are decided without full briefing or argument, and why the Court’s own effort to restrict access to its historical records matters for democratic accountability.Plus, we examine a separate legal strategy that could threaten the tax exempt status of major institutions.

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Timestamps:

0:30 – SCOTUS Will Decide if Trump’s Mail-In Voting Restrictions are Constitututional

28:00 – Why Are Supreme Court Records Sealed for Decades?

38:07 – House Democrats’ Push to Expand the Court

45:40 – The Treasury Wants to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status For Anti-Racist Universities

56:36 – Why These Conversations Give Us Hope