Seeking to involve the Fed’s against Republican’s who might try to use violence against those electing to count votes around the country as a way of getting their way?
(This has Donald Trump’s name ALL over it?)
The Justice Department and FBI is looking act on such acts of intimidation ….
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday launched a task force aimed at combating violent threats against election workers following a spike in such incidents tied to the 2020 presidential election.
The announcement comes after the DOJ last month indicated that criminal law enforcement would play a key role in the Biden administration’s push to protect voting rights and safeguard elections.
“A threat to any election official, worker, or volunteer is a threat to democracy,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, who will lead the effort. “We will promptly and vigorously prosecute offenders to protect the rights of American voters, to punish those who engage in this criminal behavior, and to send the unmistakable message that such conduct will not be tolerated.”…
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The DOJ in a Thursday statement said its new task force would combine efforts from multiple entities within the department, including its criminal, civil rights and national security divisions, as well as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
In a speech last month outlining the DOJ’s election protection measures, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the department has “not been blind to the dramatic increase in menacing and violent threats” targeting election administrators….
Oh, this would go both ways.
Before Trump and his ilk, it would have definitely gone more strongly the other way..