- US Attorney General Merrick Garland told election officials to report threats.
- Some officials are still involved in the 2020 presidential election.
- Many people still mistakenly believe that Donald Trump won the election.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (Merrick Garland) on Thursday urged state and local election officials to provide the FBI with any threatening communications they receive as soon as threats to U.S. election managers increase.
“To help us help you, I urge you to retain and immediately provide the FBI with any threatening communications you receive in any form,” Garland said at a meeting of election officials, which was also attended by the FBI director and senior officials. Official of the Ministry of Justice.
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In late June, the Department of Justice and the FBI established a task force to investigate threats to election workers.
“Our attention to this issue will not diminish,” Garland said based on the transcript of his speech.
“The department is committed to investigating and prosecuting violations of federal law against election officials and election workers, and supports your safety and security.”
False statement
An investigation published by Reuters on June 11 found that several months after former President Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden in November, election workers and their families still faced threats and intimidation.
Trump continued to falsely claim that his failure was the result of widespread voter fraud. This claim was rejected by multiple courts, state election officials, and members of his own government as unfounded.
This intimidation is particularly serious in Georgia, where Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and other Republican election officials refuted claims that Trump was stolen in the election.
After the report was released, Garland, appointed by Biden, admitted in a speech on June 11 that election workers are facing increasing threats, and said that his Justice Department will tighten election laws in many Republican-led states. Actively protect voting rights internationally.
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