It was four years ago. In 2020, Donald Trump refused to recognize the results of the presidential election, “rigged” according to him, and called on his supporters to protest against the counting of the electoral college on January 6, 2021 in Congress. The result is still remembered: thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. On November 5, the United States will know the name of its new president: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. But the latter has not forgotten the episode of 2020 and still leaves doubt about his intention to recognize or not the legitimacy of the election. During the first presidential debate against Joe Biden, on June 27, he only committed to doing so on condition that the election was “fair and legal”.
For Richard Pildes, professor of law at New York University, “if the election is close and it comes down to one or two states, we could enter a dangerous situation.” To the point of experiencing a new January 6, 2021? Since then, a new law on vote counting has been adopted in 2022, but with Donald Trump in the race, the worst is still to be feared. Especially since the results are expected, once again, to be very close. We explain everything to you in our new long format videoavailable on our site, and all our social networks.