Justice Department faces legal threats after pushing California to match voter list with USB drive

A voting rights group warned the Justice Department (DOJ) it plans to sue if the DOJ doesn’t back away from a demand made to various California voting authorities demanding they cross reference their voter lists with those on a USB provided by the Trump administration within 48 hours.

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Justice Department faces legal threats after pushing California to match voter list with USB drive

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