ProPublic continues to shine a light on the Trump administration, with great new reporting on the administration's efforts to undermine elections.
ProPublica’s examination reveals new details on how the president has unleashed his loyalists to transform elections. This includes the background of this year’s FBI raid in Georgia to seize 2020 election materials and how they are using federal resources to search for noncitizens voting. Ultimately, ProPublica’s reporting shows how thoroughly and expansively the Trump administration has overhauled the federal government into what some fear is a vehicle for making sure elections go his way.
Highlights:
- Safeguards Destroyed: In advance of this year’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election.
- Changing of Guard: At least 75 career staff are gone. Two dozen appointees, including many from the election denial movement, have been hired. Ten helped try to overturn the 2020 vote.
- Political Interference: Once-fringe actors now have access to vast powers, which they’ve already used to push forward unprecedented actions that critics say amount to partisan interference.
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There’s already a draft EO to declare a national emergency and nationalize voting. Trump talked about it himself back in March. It would….
* Require voters to register again before the midterms
* Restrict mail in voting
* Require hand counting of all ballots
* Prohibit ranked choice voting
* Give the federal government power over states to certify results