Trump Administration Abandons Election Threat Investigation Bodies, Experts Warn
Source Summary
The Trump administration has discontinued key security bodies tasked with investigating direct threats to US elections from foreign actors and domestic terrorists, according to former officials and recent reports. While administration officials have focused on unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud by noncitizens, credible election threats from other sources appear to have been overlooked.
Why it matters
The abandonment of election security investigation bodies creates a potential gap in detecting and countering foreign interference and domestic threats to US electoral integrity.
