US EditionJustice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
- The Justice Department’s voting section announced a change in its priorities toward probing voter fraud and addressing concerns about election integrity, as revealed in a memo that The Associated Press accessed in late April 2025.
- This shift follows Republican former President Donald Trump's efforts to promote conspiracy theories explaining his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden and executive orders reshaping election rules.
- The memo's new mission statement references the Voting Rights Act but omits protecting ballot access or preventing racial gerrymandering, instead prioritizing investigations on citizenship and mail ballot receipt deadlines.
- Trump's executive order demands documented proof of citizenship for voter registration and mail ballots received by Election Day, though 18 states consider this receipt rule illegal, and legal analysts call much of the order unconstitutional.
- The voting unit's redefined focus raises concerns about aligning with disproven fraud claims amid repeated audits confirming Biden's win, while DOJ powers remain limited to civil enforcement without prosecuting election crimes.
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DOJ's voting unit told to focus on voter fraud, Trump's election order: Report
An internal Justice Department memo obtained by the Associated Press directed the agency’s unit tasked with enforcing voting rights laws to instead focus on investigating voter fraud. The new directive is aimed at supporting President Donald Trump’s continued assertion that his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden was the result of widespread irregularities and illegal activity, despite no such evidence. “The mission of the Voting Rights Section of…
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Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump’s elections order, memo says
The Justice Department unit that ensures compliance with voting rights laws will switch its focus to investigating voter fraud and ensuring elections are not…
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Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump's elections order, memo says
A new mission statement for the Justice Department unit that upholds voting rights shows it's being redirected toward prioritizing President Donald Trump's executive order on elections.
Justice Department Will Switch Its Focus on Voting and Prioritize Trump's Elections Order, Memo Says
The Justice Department unit that ensures compliance with voting rights laws will switch its focus to investigating voter fraud and ensuring elections are not marred by “suspicion,” according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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