DOJ sent inquiries to lobbying firms earlier this year raising questions on past work with Giuliani.
The letters sought to address whether firms failed to disclose Giuliani s work for foreign clients.
The scrutiny was a precursor to Wednesday s search of the former New York mayor s home and office.
The Justice Department s long-running investigation into Rudy Giuliani is creating problems for lobbyists with foreign clients and other political consultants suspected of working with the former New York mayor.
On Wednesday, federal investigators executed search warrants at Giuliani s office and residence in Manhattan, escalating a probe into his dealings in Ukraine during his time as President Donald Trump s personal lawyer.
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Republican-led legislatures in Texas & elsewhere push forward with efforts to restrict voting access
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Voting signage for a Texas election.
AUSTIN, Texas Republican-controlled legislatures in Texas and elsewhere are charging forward with a raft of new state laws imposing limits on voting.
GOP lawmakers in Montana recently passed new voting restrictions. And GOP legislators in Florida, Arizona and Texas soon could follow as Republicans scramble to change the ground rules for future elections.
“It’s continuing full-speed ahead on this nationwide trend by state legislators to restrict voting access,” said Jonathan Diaz, legal counsel for voting rights at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center.
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Apr 25, 2021 07:33 PM EDT
Republicans legislatures are pressing through a slew of new state laws limiting voting access as Democrats in Washington struggle to pass federal election laws. Montana s Republican lawmakers also enacted stricter voting restrictions. If Republicans scramble to adjust the ground rules for upcoming votes, GOP lawmakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas will quickly follow suit.
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