JokersUpdates.com: Current Affairs - Democrats sue Trump, DOJ over effort to remove voters from state rolls (They are trying to steal our democracy and freedom for these perverts. We need to fight back)

The complaint alleges that Trump administration officials have directed a “persistent stream of threats and intimidation” at state and local election officials.

October 21, 2026 at 3:11 p.m. EDT

By Amy B Wang and Patrick Marley
Democrats have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department, alleging that the Trump administration is unlawfully interfering with the midterms by pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.

The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, cites the Department of Homeland Security’s recent demands that states remove alleged noncitizens from their voter rolls. The complaint argues such action is based on “shoddily compiled lists” that have “crumbled upon the barest inspection.”

The complaint also alleges that Trump administration officials at the Justice and Homeland Security departments have directed a “persistent stream of threats and intimidation” at state and local election officials across the country. The complaint noted that Trump himself had last week threatened to imprison California election officials if they counted mail-in ballots by people the Trump administration claimed were noncitizens.

“None of this is lawful,” the complaint states. “The Executive Branch enjoys no authority to superintend state voter list maintenance, to supplant state determinations of who is qualified to vote, or to dictate who gets a ballot or whose ballot gets segregated.”

The complaint, filed by three national Democratic groups and other Democratic leaders, asks a federal court to stop Trump and his administration from trying to alter states’ voter rolls and to stop pressuring and threatening election officials.

In a statement Wednesday, the Justice Department said that enforcing federal election law and election integrity was a top priority.

“Every action the Department has taken to protect the integrity of this year’s elections is grounded in the law and being litigated in open court. Ensuring that only eligible citizens vote and that every lawful ballot is counted a requirement of federal law,” Justice Department spokeswoman Kiersten Pels said.

Asked about the lawsuit Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis blamed Democrats for fighting “common sense election-security measures.”

“Anyone who illegally votes in our elections will be held accountable,” Bis said in an email.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/21/democrats-sue-trump-doj-over-effort-remove-voters-state-rolls/