Trump's Childhood Friend Advocates Drastic Measures for 2026 Elections

WHO:

Alternet - President Donald Trump, Peter Ticktin, Erwin Chemerinsky, Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Juan Williams, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Hakeem Jeffries, Tina Peters, Nicolás Maduro.

CNN - Peter Ticktin, Trump, Tina Peters, Patrick Byrne, Joe Oltman, Eric Coomer, Pam Bondi, Jared Polis.

WHAT:

Alternet - Peter Ticktin is pressuring Trump to declare an election fraud emergency to seize control of the midterm elections.

Alternet - Ticktin drafted an executive order to achieve Trump's goals for the 2026 elections.

Alternet - Trump is advocating for the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act" or the SAVE America Act.

Alternet - Ticktin claims there is evidence that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.

Alternet - Ticktin has represented clients including a member of the Backstreet Boys and Meghan Markle’s estranged half-sister.

CNN - Ticktin claims multiple countries interfered in the 2020 election to steal it from Trump.

CNN - Ticktin insists that evidence of foreign interference will emerge from the indictment of Nicolás Maduro.

CNN - Ticktin has been involved in lawsuits related to election fraud claims and represented several January 6 Capitol rioters.

CNN - Ticktin's claims about foreign election interference focus on voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.

WHERE:

Alternet - Florida, New York Military Academy.

CNN - Colorado, Washington D.C.

WHEN:

Alternet - The timeline for the 2026 midterm elections is specified in the U.S. Constitution.

CNN - Ticktin represented Trump in a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton while Trump was out of office.

WHY:

Alternet - Ticktin believes that the president can take over the elections to ensure more Republicans are elected by limiting the voter pool.

Alternet - Critics argue that the strategy amounts to weaponizing government machinery against the electoral process.

CNN - Ticktin claims that Democrats are plotting to steal enough congressional seats to impeach Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

HOW:

Alternet - Ticktin is advocating for an executive order to declare a national emergency based on alleged foreign interference.

CNN - Ticktin has been pushing for Trump to seize federal control of the midterms through a national emergency declaration.

(UPDATED July 6, 2026 19:32 UTC)

Peter Ticktin is urging Trump to declare an election fraud emergency to gain control over the upcoming midterm elections, and he has even drafted an executive order to support Trump's objectives for 2026. Ticktin claims there is evidence that foreign interference, particularly involving voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, contributed to the alleged theft of the 2020 election from Trump, and he insists that this will be substantiated by the indictment of Nicolás Maduro. Critics of Ticktin's strategy argue that it amounts to weaponizing government machinery against the electoral process, as he believes this approach will help ensure more Republicans are elected by limiting the voter pool.