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Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened local election officials with prison time if they did not comply with the Trump administration’s efforts to change election policies, reiterating unsubstantiated claims about election security.
- Mullin echoed President Trump’s baseless allegations of widespread election fraud, including claims of hundreds of thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls, without providing evidence or specifics.
- The secretary warned of foreign actors exploiting election system vulnerabilities to change votes, despite cybersecurity experts stating such breaches are highly unlikely due to the offline nature of voting equipment.
- These remarks mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to promote false election fraud claims, potentially undermining confidence in election integrity ahead of the midterm elections.
