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NYT apparently ran an article speculating on how Trump might meddle with election results after the fact. He could convince Speaker Johnson to fire the House clerk who makes the roster of new members, and replace the clerk with someone who would make a roster conforming to how Trump wished the election had gone. I think the NYT left out an important prior step: considerr that the VP acting as President of the Senate, certifies the vote before the clerk begins his work. Trump could shoot the VP (acting in his capacity as President to appease SCOTUS, or maybe direct someone suitably well-armed to do it), and thus greatly disrupt the vote certification. The Senate could eventually elect a new temporary Senate president, I suppose . . . much as it might be difficult for the House to approve a new clerk. Trump could do BOTH I guess, to drag things out more.