Trump Calls for Special Prosecutor for Alleged Election Fraud in 2020 — Claiming He Won in a ‘LANDSLIDE!’
President Donald Trump has called for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate allegations that there was election fraud in 2020, which he lost to former President Joe Biden.
This comes two days after FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that he had shared “alarming” — but unsubstantiated — allegations about manipulation of the 2020 election with a Republican member of Congress.
“The FBI has located documents which detail alarming allegations related to the 2020 U.S. election, including allegations of interference by the CCP,” Patel wrote, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. “I have immediately declassified the material and turned the documents over to Chairman [Chuck] Grassley for further review.”
Trump posted on social media, boasting about “Zero Border crossings for the month for TRUMP, versus 60,000 for Sleepy, Crooked Joe Biden, a man who lost the 2020 Presidential Election by a ‘LANDSLIDE!'”
He then called for the Department of Justice to open an investigation, writing, “The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! ”
Trump wrote on Truth Social:
Zero Border crossings for the month for TRUMP, verses 60,000 for Sleepy, Crooked Joe Biden, a man who lost the 2020 Presidential Election by a “LANDSLIDE!” Biden was grossly incompetent, and the 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING. A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin! What this Crooked man, and his CORRUPT CRONIES, have done to our Country in 4 years, is grossly indescribable! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Trump’s calling for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged election fraud in the 2020 presidential election serves both political and strategic purposes, despite the lack of credible evidence supporting widespread fraud.
Dozens of courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, rejected challenges to the 2020 results, and Trump’s own Justice Department found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the outcome. Trump’s insistence on a “rigged” election remains central to his messaging. A special prosecutor — a figure perceived as independent — would give a patina of legitimacy to his ongoing claims and potentially reignite legal drama around an issue that animates his base.
Trump thrives on conflict and spectacle. Appointing a special prosecutor would extend the 2020 narrative into the future, keeping the controversy in the headlines and allowing him to frame himself as a persecuted outsider fighting entrenched, corrupt institutions — a narrative he’s used effectively throughout his political career.
Perhaps more importantly, Trump’s insistence on an investigation immediately becomes a loyalty test. Republican officials who back such a move demonstrate fealty to Trump over institutional norms. Those who resist can be painted as part of the “deep state” or RINO establishment.
While Trump’s call for a special prosecutor may uncover new facts — though that seems doubtful — it’s more about maintaining political momentum, undermining public trust in elections, and asserting dominance over the Republican Party. Even without action, the call itself serves its purpose: fueling grievance, energizing supporters, and delegitimizing his opponents.
