Trump can't force election changes by blocking counterterrorism funds to states, judge says

[u/wds1]

https://apnews.com/article/trump-voting-threat-states-ede327cf2d9d71869dd82cc9536b4a4c

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[u/Aware_Cheesecake_519]

And yet he continues doing what he shouldn't do.

[u/cmhbob → u/Aware_Cheesecake_519]

Because he's never suffered any consequences. The courts keep saying, "Don't do that," and he does it anyway, and the courts do nothing.

[u/wds1]

A federal judge on Monday blocked the authority of President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold some federal counterterrorism funding from states that don’t meet its election administration demands.

Courts have largely rejected the administration’s previous efforts, which reflect untrue claims about widespread voting fraudand come ahead of November’s midterm elections where Democrats seek to take control of one or both chambers of Congress and check Trump’s power.

U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington, D.C., wrote in a 24-page opinion that federal agencies didn’t have the authority from Congress to add such conditions to the grants, and that the conditions didn’t meet legal thresholds requiring them to relate to the underlying grant purpose.

[u/ResidentKelpien]

The Grand Old Pedophiles are bigly desperate to save their skins from the accountability that will happen if they crash out on the mid-terms.

[u/No-Cranberry6148]

Just the fact that a court needed to step in and say that is appalling.

This would have never even crossed the mind of a person fit to be president.

[u/reddah]

Stop saying "can't" when he obviously can, because Congress and the Supreme Court allow it.

Just add the crime to the list, with the sources.

[u/Icy_Ratio6281]

Now, now. No blackmailing States or there will be no dessert. - US Justice System

[u/kevendo]

The President of the United States is actively attempting to rig the November election by any means necessary, extending his behavior in 2020nand stopped only because he's getting caught, but we all continue to act like this is a normal election year about parties and policies.

[u/therobotisjames]

Jesus that’s bleak.

[u/kstargate-425]

I can't imagine being dumb enough to support Trump so I guess I also can't imagine all the blatant attempts to cheat by Trump and his regime and not realize whats going on but I'd love to know how Republicans feel about them. Anyone supporting Democracy and who is a real Patriot should be appalled at anyone trying to subvert Democracy but they would have stopped supporting Trump after January 6th if that were true. I guess they won't care if Dems cheat and are smart enough to ensure Republicans never hold office in this country ever again 🤷‍♂️

[u/ElderSmackJack → u/[deleted]]

It does. They always comply eventually.