Dhillon says Sherrill knew about NJ voter rolls before Trump rebuke

Key Points:

• The Justice Department's top Civil Rights official, Harmeet Dhillon, accused New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill of dismissing President Trump's election integrity claims despite knowing her administration was about to reveal a major voter registration issue involving over 35,000 potential noncitizens on the state's rolls.
• Following Trump's speech alleging voter fraud and Chinese acquisition of sensitive voter data, Sherrill joined 23 other Democratic governors in a statement calling Trump's claims false and accusing him of undermining free and fair elections.
• Dhillon urged Sherrill and other governors to cooperate with the DOJ to investigate election integrity issues, warning that refusal to cooperate could lead to lawsuits, and emphasized that illegal votes disenfranchise legitimate voters.
• Sherrill indicated she would not comply with the DOJ's demand for voter data, criticizing the Trump administration for weaponizing the issue politically rather than focusing on election security, while her administration is conducting an independent investigation.
• Other states like Pennsylvania and New York have similarly resisted DOJ requests for voter registration data, citing federal and state privacy laws as reasons for withholding information.