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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Trump’s childhood pal is pushing him to declare national emergency and seize control of midterms: report

A Florida lawyer who describes himself as Donald Trump’s boyhood “best friend” is pushing the president to declare a national emergency to enable him to take control of November’s midterms, according to a report.

Peter Ticktin, 80, is a long-time believer in the claim that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from Trump by a vast voter fraud conspiracy told CNN in a new interview that the threat remains real.

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