Trump Administration Fires Democratic Election Officials, Commission Chair Resigns in Protest

What was said

"In the last week, he has had his Department of Justice write to all 50 election officials in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia warning them that they run the risk of criminal indictments if, in fact, any noncitizens vote in their states. And then, was it yesterday? He went ahead and fired the top Democratic election officials in a nonpartisan or a bipartisan agency that's designed to oversee state and local elections."

Richardson reveals that Trump's Justice Department has threatened all 50 state election officials with criminal prosecution over noncitizen voting, and has fired Democratic election officials from a bipartisan federal commission. The Republican chair resigned in protest, effectively dismantling the commission that certifies voting machines and assists states in running elections, actions Richardson compares to voter suppression tactics in the post-Reconstruction South.