Trump's top voting rights lawyer led L.A. election conspiracy case
Los Angeles Times••nation
Key Points:
- Eric Neff, formerly placed on administrative leave in 2022 over misconduct allegations in the Konnech case, is now serving as acting chief of the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s voting section under the Trump administration.
- Neff led the 2022 investigation into Konnech, accusing its CEO of fraud related to poll worker data allegedly stored on a Chinese server, but the case was dropped six weeks later amid concerns over evidence bias and irregularities.
- Internal probes suggested Neff misled supervisors and withheld information about the involvement of election denial groups like True the Vote, though Neff disputes these claims and says he was cleared of wrongdoing.
- Critics highlight Neff’s limited experience in federal election law and question his appointment,
