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Trump has no power to 'meddle with elections': Legal scholar
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7:55Now PlayingABC News' Karen Travers and the Brennan Center's Eliza Sweren-Becker discuss President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to "take over" voting around the U.S.
Trump calls for Republicans to nationalize voting
Trump seeks federal control of elections despite constitutional state authority
Schumer calls Trump's election takeover plan outlandishly illegal
Trump administration demands voter data from states
Trump directed intelligence director to oversee Georgia ballot seizure
Trump praised FBI agents seizing Georgia election materials
Schumer compares Trump's election takeover to authoritarian dictators
Constitution gives states election power, not the president
Data contradicts Trump's non-citizen voting claims
State investigations find no non-citizen voting problem
SAVE Act would suppress millions of voters
SAVE Act is voter suppression targeting minorities and youth
Justice Department demands voter rolls from states
Voter data collection could enable election interference
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