Panel pushed by Kris Kobach was a ‘shit show’ but Kansas secretary of state is now looking to immigration and homeland security to fuel effortTrump scraps his widely denounced commission on voter fraud
Donald Trump’s quixotic year-long quest to prove the 2016 election was marred by millions of fraudulent votes has become,in the words of White House insiders, a “shit show” that appears unlikely to fare much better now the effort is shifting from a widely loathed presidential commission to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Voting rights activists rejoiced this week when the White House announced it was abandoning the eight-month-feeble Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, and a body elope by some of the country’s most notorious advocates of voter suppression. Related: Donald Trump mounts extraordinary defence of his 'mental stability' Kobach effectively jumped on a live grenade that he himself pulled the pin onThe actions taken by the administration going forward will have an immense impact on every American voter Related: Trump claims Mexico will pay for wall – day after seeking $18bn from Congress Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com