Attorney General Todd Blanche conducted the White House press briefing on Tuesday, commenting on the Supreme Court's ruling that blocks President Trump's new postal service rules for mail ballots. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more.
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Trump's attorney general vows to comply with a ruling he insists will cause cheating.
“They lost in court, so now the plan is just to lie about why they lost — that's the whole trick, and it's not even subtle. Four fraud cases out of ten million mail ballots, and the Attorney General stands up and defends calling that "cheating" while promising to obey the ruling that just protected it. You don't get to comply with the law and call the outcome stolen in the same breath — that's not a gaffe, that's the message, delivered on purpose.”
“Look, the President has every right to express frustration with a court that just overturned protections against— okay, restrictions, fine, restrictions on mail voting, and Blanche is simply doing his job by both enforcing the ruling and flagging the obvious fraud risk that— wait, there's no risk, it's four cases out of ten million ballots, that's not what I meant to say.”
The receipts
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump‘s criticism of the conservative Supreme Court justices who decided against the administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in ballots before this November’s midterm elections. During a White House press briefing in the Rose Garden, Blanche contended that Trump has “every right…
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules ahead of the midterm elections.
President Trump called the Supreme Court's refusal to enforce stricter mail-in voting rules a "big loss" for Republicans and Americans on Tuesday, claiming it will lead to cheating. A Brookings Institute analysis found just four cases of mail voter fraud for every 10 million ballots cast in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022. CBS News' Aaron…
The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
The Supreme Court has struck down tighter mail-in voting regulations championed by President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News' legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.
President Trump on Tuesday denounced all three of his appointed Supreme Court justices because they joined a ruling nullifying Mr. Trump's attempt to dramatically restrict mail-in balloting. Major Garrett reports.
· Appeals Court Rejects 'Likely Unlawful' Trump Push to Undermine Mail-In Voting as Supreme Court Looms from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS mail ballot rule from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026
· Appeals court denies Trump administration's mail ballot restrictions from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Postal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026
· Trump's Contested Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Could Disenfranchise Millions: Ari Berman from the morgue, 26 Aug 2026
· Trump's War on Mail-in Voting is Hitting a Brick Wall—But the Danger is Far From Over from the morgue, 6 Sep 2026
· 'Trump Must Keep His Hands Off Our Elections': Judge Again Blocks Attack on Mail-In Voting from the morgue, 28 Aug 2026
· Judge extends block restricting USPS mail-in ballot rule from the morgue, 4 Sep 2026
· Obama-appointed judge ripped for blocking Trump mail-ballot rule: 'Run out the clock' from the morgue, 2 Sep 2026
· White House files another SCOTUS emergency appeal over USPS mail ballot rules from the morgue, 6 Sep 2026
· 250+ Current, Former Lawmakers Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump Attack on Mail Voting from the morgue, 8 Sep 2026
· Split Supreme Court Allows Trump Ballroom Construction That Chief Justice Calls 'Likely Unlawful' from the morgue, 31 Aug 2026
· 'Massive Loss for Trump': US Supreme Court Tosses Missouri GOP Map, Again from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
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