Legal scholars warn of constitutional dangers in Trump's national emergency election plan

Legal experts expressed alarm Thursday as the Trump administration circulated a draft executive order that would federalize the U.S. election process during declared national emergencies.

The Washington Post reported on the initiative, which Lawfare senior editors Anna Bower and Molly Roberts characterized as having a legally questionable foundation, though they warned that "bits and pieces" could still become law.

Bower and Roberts noted the administration views national emergency...