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Trump team scrutinized election agency over 2020 vote before firing its leaders: Reuters
The White House questioned the bipartisan agency’s 2020 election work and vetted partisan-aligned replacements before removing its leaders, documents show.
- Last week, President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners of The Election Assistance Commission, leaving the four-member panel vacant after the lone Republican commissioner resigned.
- According to documents reviewed by Reuters, the administration spent over a year scrutinizing the agency, questioning its handling of the 2020 election and vetting potential new leaders before the firings.
- ODNI official Paul McNamara challenged the agency's 2020 election security assertions, questioning a "rapid shift in policy" regarding 2021 voting guidelines in correspondence reviewed by Reuters.
- The White House vetted potential replacements including Patrice Johnson, suggested by attorney Cleta Mitchell, and Kurt Olsen, who worked to overturn 2020 election results.
- In a speech on Thursday, President Trump vowed to fix alleged technical vulnerabilities before midterm elections, though Democrats argue these measures aim to restrict voter access.
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