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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Francis Miñoza

'He Is Trying to Project Power That He Does Not Have': Professor Dismisses Donald Trump Election Threat

A constitutional law professor challenges warnings that Donald Trump can rig the 2026 midterms, saying the president lacks control over election systems (Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)

A constitutional law professor has rejected the idea that Donald Trump can unilaterally take control of the 2026 US midterm elections, arguing that the president is trying to project authority over election systems he does not control.

Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School and former deputy assistant attorney general, made the comments in an interview published by a report on 28 September.

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