Make no mistake about November's midterm elections – President Donald Trump fears the potential for congressional oversight coming his way if the Democratic Party wins control of the House or the Senate.

Trump is so worried that he has shoved into jeopardy the pending renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702, which he just days ago described as "very important" for America's security.

That FISA provision – which expired on June 12 – gave intelligence agencies authority to spy on the communications of foreigners, and sometimes captures interactions with U.S. citizens.

Trump insisted in a pair of social media posts on June 14 and June 15 that the FISA renewal must be linked legislatively to his top priority, passage of the so-called SAVE America Act, a clearly unconstitutional federalization of elections designed to make it harder for Americans to vote.

"I’m against FISA if it doesn’t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it," Trump posted on June 14. He doubled down a day later, making the same demand while also mixing in some anti-transgender bigotry.

Trump values restricting the rights of Americans to vote over the duty to keep Americans safe because he knows a Democratic takeover in the........

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