Rebuffed by judge, DOJ opens criminal probe of California mail-in ballots
The subpoenas seek voter records as the Justice Department pursues a criminal case after a judge blocked its bid to set aside about 20,000 ballots.
- The Justice Department issued federal grand jury subpoenas to Los Angeles County officials this week, demanding voter records and evidence related to suspected noncitizen voting by November 4.
- Federal courts blocked the administration's efforts to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots on Wednesday, questioning the government's evidence; the DOJ had demanded California segregate these votes, claiming they were cast by potential noncitizens.
- A Reuters investigation found the Trump administration issued more than 100 subpoenas across 13 states within three months; in Washington, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs noted a preliminary investigation found the list of about 400 suspected voters includes U.S. citizens.
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan called the subpoenas an "intimidation" tactic, saying the DOJ has taken a "confrontational, adversarial approach." U.S. District Court Judge David Carter urged the Justice Department to drop threats against election officials.
- Unions and civil rights groups sued the administration on Thursday to stop "threatening election officials and workers" with prosecution; the DOJ maintains noncitizen voting is "properly addressed through criminal law.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
California election workers hit with criminal subpoenas as Trump DOJ turns up heat in voting showdown
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DOJ Opens Criminal Probe of California Mail-In Ballots Despite Judge’s Order
With just days to go before historic midterm elections, the Trump administration has issued grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California, seeking unredacted voter records as part of a criminal investigation into the state’s voter rolls. At least one of the subpoenas was delivered after a federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s effort to force California to immediately set aside 20,000 ballots from people it claims are “…
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