Trump accused of trying to ‘rig’ elections after firing federal commissioners
President’s dismemberment of Election Assistance Commission called a ‘brazen attempt’ to control elections
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump has been accused of trying to “rig” the upcoming https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026">US midterm elections after he fired the last three members of an independent federal commission.
Trump’s extraordinary move to paralyze the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) wipes out the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration months before the US midterm elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/trump-accused-election-rig-federal-commissioners-fired">Continue reading...Trump Fires All Election Assistance Commissioners
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