Aug. 20, 2025 8 AM PT
To the editor: This front-page article says Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed President Trump that the 2020 election (that Trump misplaced to Joe Biden) was fraudulent due to mail-in ballots (“On Putin’s advice, Trump launches assault on mail-in ballots and voting machines,” Aug. 18). Trump additionally was quoted within the article as stating that voting machines “ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER.”
The identical processes and gear have been used within the 2024 election. Doesn’t that imply that Trump’s election as president in 2024 might have additionally been fraudulent?
On web page 10 of the identical paper, the reader learns that Newsmax, which revealed false studies about voter fraud with Dominion voting machines, pays $67 million to Dominion Voting Methods to settle its defamation lawsuit (“Newsmax to pay $67 million to settle Dominion suit over 2020 election fraud claims,” Aug. 18).
Jim Gates, Redondo Seashore
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To the editor: I’m attempting very arduous to wrap my head round this newest assertion by Trump about our voting processes. He’s taking recommendation on learn how to run a free, honest and democratic election from a Russian dictator whose critics are regularly jailed and mysteriously killed and whose personal elections have been topic to a series of credible fraud claims? Subsequent, Trump can be soliciting Putin’s recommendation on army issues. Oh wait, he simply did that in Alaska!
Michael E. Mahler, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Trump’s lack of self-awareness regarding his advocacy position towards mail-in ballots, based mostly on Putin’s advice, solely factors to Putin’s affect on the president and Trump’s shameless respect for him and continued disregard for our democracy and the voting rights of our citizenry.
We should always all be frightened by the abuse of energy that Trump has commanded and the dearth of elected Republicans and the Justice Division beneath Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi to successfully and responsibly uphold the legislation and the Structure.
Larry Naritomi, Monterey Park
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To the editor: Why is Trump attacking mail-in ballots? That is what I think about Putin mentioned to him throughout their assembly in Alaska:
“Hey, I can assist you win elections similar to I did in 2016. However I might be rather more efficient should you can finish mail-in ballots. The issue with mail-in voting is that individuals take their time by poring over the problems and candidates to make knowledgeable choices after which return the poll manner earlier than the election date. If there may be solely day-of voting, then we are able to blast lies, conspiracies and all types of nonsense by way of social media, similar to we did with Hillary Clinton’s marketing campaign. So when the uninformed swing voter stumbles into the polling field with a last-minute decision-making mentality, she or he will recall the latest trending submit and vote accordingly, albeit woefully misinformed.”
Philip Ginter, Sunland
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To the editor: Precisely how does Trump anticipate sure handicapped and other people confined to their properties to vote? I want Trump would run the nation as a substitute of specializing in no matter he thinks makes him look higher.
Beth Gothrick, Tarzana
