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Trump refuses to release documents to Maine secretary of state despite judges orderMatthew Dunlap accuses the Justice Department of 'contempt for the rule of law' in its response regarding a judge's order on voter fraud commission papers.
BY COLIN WOODARD STAFF WRITER Posted Yesterday at 3:40 PM Updated January 6
President Trumps decision last week to pull the plug on his troubled voter fraud commission was partly the result of Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlaps effort to force the body to behave in a transparent and bipartisan manner, a struggle that gained intensity Saturday, when Dunlap learned the administration would not be turning over working documents to him as a federal judge had ordered.
The presidents decision, announced Wednesday, also came less than two weeks after a federal judge ordered the commission to share working documents and scheduling information with Dunlap, who had sued the body in November after he and three other Democrats serving on the 11-member commission had been frozen out of its deliberations.
But in a surprise move revealed Saturday, the Trump administration is resisting turning over the documents.
Dunlap blasted the Justice Department in a written statement released Saturday afternoon, characterizing its response as a rich blend of arrogance and contempt for the rule of law. He said it was unthinkable, unconscionable and un-American that the administration would engage in actions that demonstrate such a flagrant disregard for a court ruling and the rule of law and said he was more committed than ever to securing the documents.
http://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/06/trump-administration-resists-turning-over-documents-to-dunlap/
randr
(12,491 posts)into the DHS where he will attempt to convince his minions into canceling the upcoming elections due to some imagined national security threat.
CrispyQ
(38,474 posts)In reference to 2018. I was stunned to hear that on air. A few weeks later she was let go. I'm sure it was coincidental, but it was unusual timing & my husband & I both commented on it.
CrispyQ
(38,474 posts)I believe he will do anything if he feels the GOP will lose control of Congress.
Enoki33
(1,605 posts)the Russians have fined tuned their hacking to make sure their puppets remain to do their bidding - protecting their prime grandiose jerk.
FakeNoose
(35,915 posts)That's why every state and every congressional district needs to switch to paper ballots this year.
It sure made a difference in both Virginia and Alabama!
The electronic voting machines have been hacked to favor the GOP in every state.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)should be slapped with contempt charges... and sent tp jail for cooling pff period.... of say 6 months.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)Trump has demonstrated his innate lawlessness in innumerable ways, but this one can't be allowed to stand.
Because exactly what happens if they continue to ignore the judge's orders????? Does someone go to jail??
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)impeached for it, that's for damn sure!
duforsure
(11,885 posts)For impeachment
Ligyron
(7,904 posts)FakeNoose
(35,915 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)getagrip_already
(17,502 posts)They CAN'T cancel the 2018 elections because they are NOT run by the federal government. They are run by the states. The feds can't stop a constitutionally mandated election in all states.
No Dem governor would put up with it. Most republican governors would also not halt elections. Each state stands unto itself. A failure for one to vote doesn't impact those who do. Even a presidential election doesn't require votes be counted by each state. They have until a certain date to certify, after that, their votes don't count.
If a republican governor suspended a state election, it would mean they had no house of representive members that could be sworn in - they HAVE to be elected, and their terms end each session. With fewer republicans being sworn in, the house would decidedly swirv to dem control.
It would mostly impact the senate. If a dem were up for reelection with a R gov, the governor could simply appoint an interim senator until elections could be held. That might have an impact. But it would require a republican governor, a democratic senator that is up for reelection in 2018, and a shutdown of the election at the state level (which would be illegal in itself).
FreepFryer
(7,086 posts)Facts, context, thoughtfulness and knowledge - thank you.
Fear is the mind killer.