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Leaders Jeffries and Schumer, DCCC, DSCC, and DGA File New Lawsuit to Block Trump and Republicans’ Threats to Intimidate Voters at Polling Places

After filing a lawsuit to block Donald Trump’s threats to intimidate voters by stationing armed federal agents at polling places, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DGA Chair Andy Beshear released the following statement:

“We are taking strong, joint legal action to block Donald Trump’s threats to deploy federal agents, including ICE and FBI agents, to polling places this November. Sending armed federal agents into American neighborhoods to intimidate voters is not only wrong – it’s illegal and would mark a new and extremely dangerous escalation of this administration’s disregard for the rule of law and repeated attempts to rig the midterms.

“We will not allow Donald Trump to attack Americans’ right to vote because he knows his cost-raising agenda is deeply unpopular and will be rejected this November. Federal law explicitly forbids voter intimidation and stationing armed federal agents at polling places. Our case is clear, and we’re confident we’ll defeat Trump in court yet again.”

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