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Trump administration dismantles federal election-threat investigations
21cases
The Justice Department’s election-threat taskforce prosecuted 21 cases between 2021 and 2024.
The Trump administration disbanded or reduced several federal bodies that investigated foreign election interference and domestic threats to election workers, according to former officials and a recent report. The Justice Department has since focused on voter-fraud prosecutions.
- Donald Trump
- United States Department of Justice
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- United States
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- 21cases
The Justice Department’s election-threat taskforce prosecuted 21 cases between 2021 and 2024.
“Between 2021 and 2024, the justice department’s election threats taskforce prosecuted 21 cases”
- 2,000reports
The taskforce received more than 2,000 reports of election threats between 2021 and 2024.
“the taskforce received more than 2,000 reports of election threats between 2021 and 2024”
- 100investigations
The taskforce opened more than 100 investigations into election threats between 2021 and 2024.
“It opened more than 100 investigations into those threats.”