Trump team scrutinized election agency before firings
- President Donald Trump's administration spent over a year scrutinizing the federal agency that oversees U.S. voting systems before firing its commissioners this month.
- The administration questioned the agency's handling of the 2020 presidential election.
- Potential new leaders for the federal agency overseeing U.S. voting systems were vetted by the administration.
- Documents reviewed by Reuters and two people familiar with the discussions revealed the administration's extended scrutiny of the agency over more than a year.
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Trump team scrutinized election agency before firings
President Donald Trump's administration spent more than a year scrutinizing the federal agency that oversees U.S. voting systems, questioning its handling of the 2020 presidential election and vetting potential new leaders before he fired its commissioners, according to documents and two people familiar with the discussions.
Trump Guts Federal Election Agency Months Before 2026 Midterms – Free Press of Jacksonville
ByBIN (Source: Black Information Network) | With the 2026 midterm elections just months away, President Trump has gutted the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration — leaving it without leadership and unable to act. Trump terminated the three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday (July 9), the White House confirmed, per Reuters. The two Democratic commissioners — Thomas Hicks and Benjamin …
Sen. Padilla Condemns Trump Administration’s Removal of Democratic Election Commissioners
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the Senate Rules Committee, is condemning the Trump administration's dismissal of the Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), calling the move an attack on the nation's election system just months before the 2026 midterm elections. Padilla joined U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), ranking
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