California Election Workers Describe Toll of DOJ Threats in Court Filings

California election workers describe toll of DOJ threats in court filings

Election officials in California described the Trump administration's legal threats as having profound consequences on their mental health and their ability to do their jobs, according to court papers filed on Friday. The Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California [...]

Federal subpoenas to election officials mark escalating Trump DOJ pressure campaign

As the Trump administration waged a public legal fight with California over the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in mid-October, behind the scenes a federal grand jury in Santa Ana issued a series of subpoenas to election officials in Los Angeles County at federal prosecutors’ urging. The subpoenas demanded a host of information, from how […]