Trump admitting he’s starving the postal service to sabotage the election is a huge development, but it's been clear for some time that Trump a) has wanted fewer Americans to vote and b) is delegitimizing the electoral process: From @vfhive this year:
March 19: "One More Coronavirus Fear: Will Trump Sabotage the 2020 Election?" https://bit.ly/2Y1XfTE 
One More Coronavirus Fear: Will Trump Sabotage the 2020 Election?

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown said his state’s decision this week to postpone a Democratic primary shouldn’t become a precedent for Trump to try and delay November’s election.

https://bit.ly/2Y1XfTE
April 3: “Republicans Now Just Admitting They Want Fewer Americans To Vote” https://bit.ly/2PW4msk 
Republicans Now Just Admitting They Want Fewer Americans To Vote

As Trump and his GOP allies battle Democratic proposals to make voting safer in the age of coronavirus, they’re being open about how increased turnout could hurt them at the ballot box.

https://bit.ly/2PW4msk
April 8: “Trump: Mail-In Voting Is ‘Horrible’ Except When I Do It: The president... seems determined to limit voting in 2020.” https://bit.ly/2DWs19B 
Trump: Mail-In Voting Is "Horrible" Except When I Do It

The president, who has repeatedly lied about millions voting illegally in 2016, seems determined to limit voting in 2020.

https://bit.ly/2DWs19B
April 13: “Trump’s Vendetta Against Jeff Bezos Could Destroy the Postal Service” https://bit.ly/3kMQqPI 
Trump’s Vendetta Against Jeff Bezos Could Destroy the Postal Service

The president reportedly threatened to veto the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package if funds went to the USPS, which comes as he ramps up opposition to voting by mail in November.

https://bit.ly/3kMQqPI
May 2: “Is Trump Setting the Stage to Dismiss the 2020 Election Results?” https://bit.ly/31TkTTE 
Is Trump Setting the Stage to Dismiss the 2020 Election Results?

The president—who has repeatedly lied about widespread voter fraud since winning the 2016 election—threatened to cut federal funding to Michigan and Nevada as he escalates crusade against mail-in...

https://bit.ly/31TkTTE
June 12: “Could Trump Try to Steal the 2020 Election?” https://bit.ly/3hdke61 
Could Trump Try to Steal the 2020 Election?

Two lawyers fighting to make voting accessible during a historic pandemic weigh the odds that the president goes rogue—and then “we’re really in uncharted territory.”

https://bit.ly/3hdke61
July 30: “Trump Casually Muses About Ending American Democracy” https://bit.ly/2PUL7iT 
Trump Casually Muses About Ending American Democracy

Down in the polls, Trump continues his unprecedented assault on the electoral process—baselessly alleging fraud and suggesting in a tweet that the 2020 election be delayed.

https://bit.ly/2PUL7iT
July 31: “Trump’s Postal Service Meddling Could Blow Up the Election” https://bit.ly/3iCSR5o 
Trump’s Postal Service Meddling Could Blow Up the Election

As the president attacks mail-in voting, the agency—now run by a Trump donor—is experiencing worrisome backlogs ahead of the November election. “I fear we are bracing for disaster,” says one expert.

https://bit.ly/3iCSR5o
“Trump: Clearly I’m Screwing With the Post Office to Sabotage the Election” https://bit.ly/3atWdFe 
Trump: Clearly I’m Screwing With the Post Office to Sabotage the Election

The president’s strategy to win in November seems to hinge on preventing Americans from voting by mail, which he admitted will happen if the agency is starved of funds.

https://bit.ly/3atWdFe
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