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Trump Admin's Lawless Campaign Targets Midterm Elections
Trump administration allegedly uses federal coercion to sway midterm elections after congressional and judicial pushback.
In brief
Trump administration allegedly uses federal coercion to sway midterm elections after congressional and judicial pushback. A lawsuit claims Trump administration's efforts to purge noncitizen voters violate constitutional rights and voting laws. Originally reported by Law & Crime.
Lawsuit Alleges
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee files 44-page complaint against Trump administration.
“For over a decade now, President Donald J. Trump has bombarded the American people with lies and misinformation about American elections and voter fraud”
Trump's Election Strategy
Trump administration claims to use voter fraud claims to gain electoral control for Republicans.
“While these lies have been debunked at every turn, that has never deterred the President from employing them as a pretext to seize control over elections”
Nevada Voter List
Nevada state officials found 185 claimed noncitizen voters after initial list of 16,000.
“DHS failed to substantiate the lower number after state officials indicated every single one of those voters appeared to be citizens”
California Voter List
California officials found 20,000 purported noncitizen voters with over a quarter listing U.S. birthplaces.
“Los Angeles County Registrar found many registrations had been canceled and more than a quarter of the sample reflected individuals who listed a birthplace within the United States”
DHS Threats
Department of Homeland Security threatens election officials with legal action over voter lists.
“DHS officials have sought to bolster their interference efforts through a persistent stream of threats and intimidation directed toward state and local election officials”
Trump's Direct Threat
Trump warns California officials they could face long jail terms for noncompliance.
“Trump put California officials on notice they could go to jail for a long period of time unless they cooperate with the attempted purge of those voters”
Texas Threats
Texas U.S. Attorney threatens voters and officials with prosecution during early voting.
“On October 19, the first day of early voting in Texas, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Aaron Reitz posted a video on social media threatening to hunt down and prosecute voters and local election officials”
Legal Claims
Lawsuit states Trump administration actions violate U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights Act.
“None of this is lawful. The Executive Branch enjoys no authority to superintend state voter list maintenance, to supplant state determinations of who is qualified to vote, or to dictate who gets a ballot or whose ballot gets segregated”
Court Pushback
Courts have blocked Trump's election-related executive orders and voting rules.
“Courts across the country have broadly enjoined the President's Executive Orders concerning elections, forbidden his attempt to nationalize rules for voting by mail, and refused his demands that States turn over their unredacted voter rolls”
Legal Consequence
Lawsuit seeks court intervention to stop Trump administration's election interference.
“It once more falls to the judiciary to staunch the resulting lawlessness”
What matters most
A lawsuit claims Trump administration's efforts to purge noncitizen voters violate constitutional rights and voting laws.
