Trump administration escalates voter roll fight with threats against California election officials

The Justice Department threatened legal action against California election officials, giving them 48 hours to act on a list of alleged noncitizen voters in Los Angeles County. Acting deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent letters demanding officials withhold ballots from people on the list and segregate already-mailed ballots. A county official said his office had not accessed the thumb drive of names because it violated data security protocols, and the letters did not say how many people were listed. The article notes courts have repeatedly rejected the administration's earlier election interventions, though the Supreme Court did allow a federal immigration data system for citizenship checks.