If Trump's Party Loses the Midterms, What Can He Actually Do?

It's the fourth of November, and Trump's party has lost the election. That hasn't happened, but the last time he lost, he called it "a fraud on the American public". So if it happens again, what can he actually do: cancel the result, overturn it, or stop the winners taking their seats? I go through what happened on 6 January 2021, then each power he really has (the date, his words, investigations, orders, troops), what the law allows and what happened when it was tried before, who actually certifies the result and who seats the new Congress on 3 January, and the game every side is playing. Chapters 0:00 The fourth of November 0:04 The last time he lost 0:41 6 January 2021 1:44 Power one: cancel the vote 2:02 Power two: his voice 2:19 Power three: investigations 2:54 Power four: orders 3:28 Power five: troops 4:06 Who certifies the House 4:30 Who seats the new Congress 5:15 The game 5:59 Most likely 6:19 What could change it 6:39 What I'm watching for 7:01 Words, warrants, the House This channel started on TikTok:   / aussi_punter   Photos: Tyler Merbler (CC BY 2.0); TapTheForwardAssist (CC BY-SA 4.0); DXR (CC BY-SA 4.0); Lorie Shaull (CC BY 2.0); Tony Webster (CC BY 2.0); Harrison Keely (CC BY 4.0); the White House, the US Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, Carol M. Highsmith (Library of Congress), DVIDS, the New Jersey National Guard and Daniel Torok (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons and Flickr. #midterms2026 #trump #congress #elections #geopolitics