Trump clears out all members of key election oversight body ahead of midterms
TL;DR
The White House has removed the three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan body that helps state and local officials run elections, hamstringing its bipartisan work as the midterm elections approach.
- Trump fires federal election commissioners ahead of midterms NBC News
- Trump removes members of key election commission ahead of midterms USA Today
- Trump fires all commissioners of federal election agency Votebeat
- Trump terminates Election Assistance Commission members Reuters
- ‘Incredibly irresponsible’: Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission Democracy Docket
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