At a news conference in a storm-damaged part of western North Carolina, Mr. Trump was asked by a reporter whether he had seen any evidence to suggest this year’s election would not be fair.
“Well, I haven’t,” Mr. Trump said. He added, referring to Democrats, “Unfortunately, I know the other side, and they are not good. But I have not seen that.”
Mr. Trump then looked behind him to Michael Whatley, his handpicked chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Whatley said that although it was early in the voting process, the party was happy with what it was seeing across all 50 states. Mr. Trump’s allies have filed a flurry of lawsuits that suggest a broader effort to lay the groundwork to challenge the election results in November….