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Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump s Threats to Prosecute Election Officials
The threat is the latest of Trump's wide-ranging efforts to undermine democratic processes ahead of the midterms.
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Days after the US Department of Justice threatened election officials in all 50 states with possible prosecution unless they preserve election records — the latest push by the Trump administration to cast doubt on the validity of the upcoming midterm elections — a federal judge on Friday ordered the DOJ to reach out to the officials again, this time to rescind the threat. The DOJ must contact…
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