Special Interest Groups Sue DOJ, Trump over Effort to Remove Voters from State Rolls

Democrats have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department, alleging that the Trump administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.

The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, cites the Department of Homeland Security’s recent demands that states remove alleged noncitizens from their voter rolls. The complaint argues such action is based on "shoddily compiled lists" that have "crumbled upon the barest inspection."

The complaint also alleges that Trump administration officials at the Justice and Homeland Security departments have directed a “persistent stream of threats and intimidation” at state and local election officials across the country. The complaint noted that Trump himself had last week threatened to imprison California election officials if they counted mail-in ballots by people the Trump administration claimed were noncitizens.

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