Unconstitutional: Biden’s DOJ Tries To Interfere In Arizona’s Election Audit
May 6th 2021, 1:16 pm
Federal government s letter to the AZ Senate appears to violate U.S. Constitution in desperate bid to stop Maricopa County vote audit.
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The Department of Justice is now trying to get involved in the Arizona vote audit, in violation of the Constitution.
The civil rights division of the DOJ sent a letter to Arizona Senate President Karen Fann on Wednesday demanding an explanation for how the state is conducting the Maricopa County audit.
The letter appears to be prompted by an April 30 complaint from the far-left group called the Brennan Center, which pleaded with the DOJ to intervene in the audit over “voter intimidation” and “security of ballots.”
Arizona Republic
PHOENIX The U.S. Department of Justice s Civil Rights Division is asking Arizona Senate President Karen Fann to respond to concerns the department has about the security of ballots and potential voter intimidation as the Senate s contractors perform an audit of November s presidential election in Maricopa County.
In a letter sent to Fann on Wednesday, Pamela S. Karlan, principal deputy assistant attorney general in the division, asked for Fann s response to its concerns with an explanation of the steps that the Arizona Senate will take to ensure that violations of federal law do not occur during the audit.
12 News
May 06, 2021 4:40 PM ET In a sharply worded letter Tuesday to one of her predecessors as Arizona’s top elections officer, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is warning Ken Bennett to bring the Republican election audit he’s overseeing into compliance with state laws and regulations.
“I’m not sure what compelled you to oversee this audit,” Hobbs writes. “But I’d like to assume you took this role with the best of intentions. It is those intentions I appeal to now: either do it right, or don’t do it at all.”
If Bennett doesn’t comply, Hobbs could take him back to court for breach of contract. Bennett is now Senate Republicans liaison for the audit.
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The Department of Justice s Civil Rights Division sent a letter to Arizona Senate President Karen Fann (R) on Wednesday detailing concerns it has over private contractors performing an audit of the November presidential election in Maricopa County. Last month, the GOP-controlled Senate used subpoenas to get the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County during the election, as well as voting machines and private and public voter information. The letter to Fann was sent by Pamela Karlan, the principal deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ s Civil Rights Division. She said the department is concerned abo