The DOJ knows that it can’t win this case. It’s all part of an effort to stoke the fires of grievance and try to undermine confidence in the election. If Peltola wins narrowly, Team Trump will have its talking point ready, an extralegal deeply muddled argument for refusing to accept the result.

I’ve been saying it for a while: Trump is going to build up the bases on Greenland and declare it U.S. territory. This is just part of that plan.