Posted on Jun 26, 2021
Justice Department task force to investigate ‘menacing threats’ against election workers
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The US Department of Justice will launch a task force to investigate “menacing and violent threats” against generally nonpartisan officials and volunteers who help run the nation’s elections following an exodus of election workers and “alarming” reports of widespread threats stemming from election lies and right-wing disinformation.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the initiative in tandem with the federal government’s lawsuit challenging Georgia’s far-reaching law that undermines voting rights in the state, among the first major voter suppression cases under Joe Biden’s administration after nearly 400 restrictive voting laws were proposed in nearly every state this year.
Justice Department officials in the agency’s civil rights and criminal divisions will work with the FBI to probe and prosecute threats, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on 25 June.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the initiative in tandem with the federal government’s lawsuit challenging Georgia’s far-reaching law that undermines voting rights in the state, among the first major voter suppression cases under Joe Biden’s administration after nearly 400 restrictive voting laws were proposed in nearly every state this year.
Justice Department officials in the agency’s civil rights and criminal divisions will work with the FBI to probe and prosecute threats, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on 25 June.
Justice Department task force to investigate ‘menacing threats’ against election workers
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
“The Department of Justice has a long history of protecting every American’s right to vote, and will continue to do so,” she said in a Justice Department memo. “To that end, we must also work tirelessly to protect all election workers – whether they be elected officials, appointed officials, or those who volunteer their time – against the threats they face.”
Republican lawmakers have turned the administrative task of running the nation’s elections into a hostile political minefield, while Donald Trump continues his assault on the electoral process, which he continues to call a “hoax” and “corrupt” as he did before a single ballot was cast in 2020 elections."
“The Department of Justice has a long history of protecting every American’s right to vote, and will continue to do so,” she said in a Justice Department memo. “To that end, we must also work tirelessly to protect all election workers – whether they be elected officials, appointed officials, or those who volunteer their time – against the threats they face.”
Republican lawmakers have turned the administrative task of running the nation’s elections into a hostile political minefield, while Donald Trump continues his assault on the electoral process, which he continues to call a “hoax” and “corrupt” as he did before a single ballot was cast in 2020 elections."
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Are they also going to investigate as to why those workers were threatened? PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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