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DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny
The demand covers about 865,000 ballots and related records, and Michigan officials say the request targets the wrong office.
- On Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent a letter to Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett demanding all 2024 ballots and election records, giving her 14 days to comply or face potential court action.
- The DOJ cited a "history of fraud convictions" and other allegations to justify the demand, though officials noted the three referenced cases were not from the 2024 election.
- Attorney General Dana Nessel called the request "absurd as it is baseless," noting that ballots are held by 43 local clerks, not Garrett.
- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson stated the administration aims to "sow seeds of doubt about the legitimacy of the results this November and in 2028," vowing, "We won't be intimidated by these tactics."
- Similar federal pressure has led at least 12 states to hand over voter data, while the FBI previously seized election materials in Fulton County, Georgia, escalating national investigation efforts.
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Michigan attorney general rejects Trump administration ballot request amid broader push to challenge elections
Michigan’s attorney general is rejecting an effort by the US Justice Department to obtain ballots and other voting materials from the Detroit area, a target of the Trump administration’s efforts to probe elections in states that the president falsely claims he won in 2020.
·Atlanta, United States
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Administration Demands Detroit Turn Over All 2024 Ballots
The Justice Department is pressing officials in the Detroit area to turn over every ballot cast in the 2024 election, a move Michigan Democrats say is an unfounded federal intrusion into their voting system. In a letter sent Tuesday and released Sunday by state officials, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K....
·Miami, United States
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