that s very important because we know one of the themes of trump ice success and frankly his governing style was to tear down the institutions that americans believe in. the courts, the media, in this case, the administration of elections, because that allows him to act in these ways that we ve never seen public figures act, to simply say, no, the election wasn t fair. no, it was a fraudulent election. no, i didn t lose. and he has enough enablers who hold office in certain states that now they will enact legislation to do this. the russian activist gary kasparov pointed out early on in trump years, the point of misinformation is not just to misinform. it s to exhaust your critical thinking and to get you to doubt the institutions that we ve established as our rule makers. that s what donald trump s engaging in. adrian, the washington post op-ed argues that the lying won t stop even though the arizona audit didn t go the way trump planned and she writes, quote, the real goal is to