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One more note about the letter: Bondi excoriates MN officials for their criticisms of ICE and suggests that their “anti-law enforcement rhetoric” is causing “lawlessness in the streets” and “tragedy.” /18
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Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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And here is an interactive and up-to-date timeline of the administration's efforts to interfere in elections over the past year: /14 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res....
Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections
Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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This campaign to create a national database of sensitive voter data is part of a broader, concerted campaign by the Trump administration to lay the foundation for interfering in federal elections. We lay out this campaign here: /13 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
www.brennancenter.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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These data can also be used to pressure election officials to engage in aggressive and irresponsible purges of the voter rolls, threatening to shut many eligible citizens out of upcoming elections. This is already happening. /11 stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds • Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent confidential draft agreements on voter data sharing to more than a dozen states, part of the Trump administration’s effort to obtain unredacted voter rolls, wit...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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One reason is that this master list can be abused by the administration to meddle in elections. As my colleagues lay out here, these data can be manipulated to support false claims about ineligible voting and justify efforts to thwart free & fair elections /10 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
What to Expect Next in the Trump Administration’s Strategy to Meddle with the Vote
Efforts to protect the coming elections must begin now.
www.brennancenter.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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After state officials refused DOJ's inappropriate request to turn over sensitive voter info, DOJ sued at least 24 states, including MN. Two courts have already ruled that DOJ is not entitled to that info. This CA federal court decision explains it well: /8 www.brennancenter.org/media/14943/...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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We are tracking DOJ's nationwide campaign to gather up the voter rolls here, with an interactive map and more: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... /6
Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information
The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.
www.brennancenter.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM