Trump justice department threatens criminal charges against state election officials unless they provide voter rolls – live

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked source, Trump justice department threatens criminal charges against state election officials unless they provide voter rolls – live, Assistant attorney general for DOJ’s civil rights division claims she sent letters threatening ‘potential criminal penalties’ to election officials in every US state this week Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Trump administration plans to erect new fences outside the White House, in the latest bid to boost presidential security, the Washington Post (paywall) reports , citing three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans. According to the people, the White House and Secret Service would be able to close the new fences, planned where Pennsylvania Avenue intersects 15th and 17th streets NW, and prevent pedestrian access in front of the White House if they determine there are security risks. Continue reading…

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What to watch

Open questions include whether primary sources issue follow-up statements, whether local or market impacts become clearer, and whether additional reporting changes the timeline or adds material context.

Source

Primary source: Trump justice department threatens criminal charges against state election officials unless they provide voter rolls – live via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.