This week at Democracy Docket: Judges are rejecting Trump’s anti-voting crusade
President Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda had already hit some major legal roadblocks over the last year. But this may have been its worst week yet in the courts.
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‘Do me a favor’: Trump says he directed DOJ to investigate California elections
President Donald Trump said he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe California elections as early results showed his preferred candidate trailing in the state’s recent gubernatorial primary. Tuesday’s admission, which Trump made at a political rally in Macungie, Pennsylvania, is the clearest evidence yet of Trump’s weaponization of the department to interfere in […]
California sues county that just eliminated mail and early voting
California’s Democratic leadership has filed suit against a Republican-leaning county that recently approved an eyebrow-raising slate of extreme anti-voting policies.
This week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with California
As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear.
GOP lies over California vote counting set stage to subvert midterms
President Donald Trump and the GOP are falsely claiming fraud over mail ballots in California’s primary. The lies are aimed at setting the stage to undermine this fall’s crucial midterms, when control of the House could hinge on the Golden State.
Steve Hilton, Trump-backed supporter of California voter ID, advances in governor’s race
Steve Hilton, a Trump-backed conservative author and former Fox News host, will compete in California’s general election for governor this November after taking second place in the state’s open primary system.
JD Vance says California election ‘seems pretty shady,’ as GOP spreads more lies about vote counting
The crescendo of lies suggests the modern-day GOP now sees almost any election in which its candidates lose as illegitimate on its face.
Top DOJ prosecutor is latest to spread lies about California vote counting
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor spread false conspiracy theories Monday about California’s still-ongoing primary vote count, suggesting that delayed results may be evidence of fraud.
L.A. mayoral race voter fraud claim gets debunked – by Trump’s Justice Department
Even Trump’s own handpicked U.S. Attorney is disputing this one claim of voter fraud in L.A.’s mayoral primary.
The Trump Meet the Press interview that spun out of control after he was probed about his ‘rigged elections’ conspiracies
President Donald Trump went ballistic on Meet the Press after he was questioned about spreading claims of rigged elections without evidence.
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