Here's What the Trump Administration Did This Week While All Eyes Were on Comey
It wasn't a good week for voters, defendants, or scientists.
It's been James Comey week, and rightly so: President Donald Trump's firing of the FBI director threatens the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Some Democrats are calling it a constitutional crisis and even some Republicans say an independent investigation is necessary. But while everyone was watching the Comey saga unfold, the Trump administration continued to advance its agenda. Here's what happened while you weren't paying attention:
The administration launched a commission that could suppress voting.
Trump signed an executive order establishing a vote fraud commission on Thursday to study "vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting." Since voting fraud is nearly nonexistent problem, civil rights advocates are rightly concerned that it'll be used to justify voting suppression efforts. As Mother Jones' Pema Levy reported, the leadership of the commission gives further credence to these concerns.
Trump signed an executive order establishing a vote fraud commission on Thursday to study "vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting." Since voting fraud is nearly nonexistent problem, civil rights advocates are rightly concerned that it'll be used to justify voting suppression efforts. As Mother Jones' Pema Levy reported, the leadership of the commission gives further credence to these concerns.
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