Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade tells MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart that the Trump administration's Catch-Me-If-You-Can strategy is taking advantage of the court's deliberate pace and allowing the administration to push policies forward before judges can intervene. McQuade also warns that Donald Trump's new mail ballot requirements could create chaos ahead of the midterm elections.
Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.
Colorado Attorney General –and Democratic gubernatorial nominee– Phil Weiser joins Morning Joe to discuss mail-in voting and what he describes as the Trump administration’s attack on elections, after a whistleblower reported that the U.S. Postal Service is working to enforce President Trump’s plan to exert federal control over ballots.
A spokesperson for democrats on the House Oversight Committee tells MS NOW exclusively that committee lawyers met with individuals familiar with a USPS whistleblower report raising concerns about a new mail ballot system. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Alicia Menendez to share more details.
A whistleblower is sounding the alarm on the U.S. Postal Service’s “haphazard” plans to federalize mail-in voting that could “derail the midterm elections.” Symone and MS NOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray react.
A whistleblower complaint alleges USPS’s rollout of Trump’s mail-in ballot order could trigger a “catastrophic failure” that derails the midterms. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who is contact with the whistleblower, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser join to discuss.
A whistleblower is sounding the alarm on the U.S. Postal Service’s “haphazard” plans to federalize mail-in voting that could “derail the midterm elections.” MS NOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray joins The Weeknight as the USPS is accused of defying court orders over Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in ballots.
Blumenthal raised concerns about "zero percent failure rate" which, according to the whistleblower, could see whole batches of ballots being rejected.
The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*t show,” according to a new whistleblower report released Tuesday by a Democratic senator. The unnamed whistleblower is alleging that some of the procedures USPS is planning – under mandates put forward by President Donald Trump – have been hidden from the public. Those procedures will make an already complicated and risky plan even more vulnerable to potential mass disenfranchisement, the whistleblower says. 0:00 New USPS whistleblower complaint does not mince words 4:00 DHS plans to launch voter fraud investigation 7:00 Nevada Sec.…
A whistleblower is warning of catastrophic problems with the new system the U.S. Postal Service is creating for handling mail-in ballots, saying it is "rushed" and "untested." They went on to say the system could reject thousands of ballots if even one doesn't scan. MS NOW Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Ali Vitali and Founder of Democracy Docket Marc Elias join Alicia Menendez to discuss.