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Trump attack dog has a bold Election Day plan —and critics say it's illegal

alternet.org · 20hShare

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin isn’t one to shy away from a fight. This article was originally published by Votebeat , a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The former professional mixed martial arts fighter once challenged the Teamsters president to a brawl in the middle of a Senate hearing and clashed with U.S. officials while unsuccessfully trying to mount his own rescue mission to Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 American withdrawal. Now Mullin is stepping to the forefront of the Trump administration’s battle to exert more control over the fast-approaching November elections. Mullin has threatened to lock up elections officials and withhold federal dollars from states that don’t adopt the election security measures dictated by his agency. He’s suggested that ICE officers might enter polling places on Election Day if they are trying to arrest a suspect. And he’s directed agents to step up voter fraud investigations i

First report: Homeland Security secretary steps to forefront of Trump’s election battles — votebeat.org, 1d