Trump Administration Cripples Election Oversight: EAC Gutted, Terrorism Grants Tied to State Rule Changes
Key Questions
How has the Trump administration affected the Election Assistance Commission?
All bipartisan commissioners were fired using the Slaughter SCOTUS ruling, effectively crippling federal election oversight months before the midterms. Legal challenges are expected over this move.
What conditions are being attached to federal anti-terrorism grants?
The administration is tying these grants to state election rule changes, representing a major federal power grab. This policy shift is likely to trigger further legal battles.
What warning has been issued about these election-related actions?
Ex-White House lawyer Ty Cobb stated that Trump is 'stacking every card in the deck' ahead of the midterms. The moves are viewed as a structural threat to election integrity and state-federal relations.
Trump fired all commissioners of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission using the Slaughter SCOTUS ruling, crippling federal election oversight months before midterms. Separately, the administration is tying federal anti-terrorism grants to state election rule changes, a significant federal power move. Legal battles expected on both fronts. These actions represent a structural threat to election integrity and state-federal relations. Ex-White House lawyer Ty Cobb warns Trump is 'stacking every card in the deck' ahead of midterms.