Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time
The New York Times reports that President Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has threatened state and local election officials with prison time over alleged non-citizen voting. This threat is based on unverified figures, with Trump claiming 278,000 noncitizens are on voting rolls, a claim experts widely dispute as false. The story is covered by multiple major outlets including CNN, NBC News, and The Washington Post, all highlighting the use of unsubstantiated data to attack election officials. Mullin held a news conference on election security following Trump's address to the nation, escalating tensions around the integrity of the upcoming elections. The threats have raised concerns about political interference in election administration and the potential for intimidation of election workers.
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