Democrats sue Trump administration over threats to deploy federal agents to polls
The complaint says armed federal agents at polling places could intimidate voters, and it cites more than 10,000 related records the agency identified.
- Campaign organizations and the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday in the District Court, challenging potential federal troop deployment at polling sites during midterm elections.
- The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of demonstrating "by word and deed that they have established a policy of permitting their armed officers to appear at active polling sites," according to The Hill.
- Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated federal agents would only be at polling places if there was a threat or to serve a warrant, though the Trump administration has not formally ruled out deployment.
- Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar argued the president lacks authority to deploy armed officials to election sites, while Attorney General Todd Blanche committed to following the law during his confirmation hearing.
- The legal question regarding federal authority over polling site security remains to be resolved in the District Court as the Trump administration maintains it has no formal plans for deployment.
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Top Dems Sue Over Threats To Send Troops To Polls
The Hill reports: Democratic Party leadership and campaign organizations sued the Trump administration Wednesday over alleged threats to unlawfully deploy armed federal agents to polling sites during the midterm elections. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses Trump administration law enforcement and immigration officials of demonstrating … The post Top Dems Sue Over Threats To Send Troops …
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