Reporter: “The Department of Justice is looking to boost election integrity as the DOJ opens a nationwide investigation into voter rolls. The Department is calling on local officials to identify felons, dead voters, and also non-citizens who might have cast a ballot. David Spunt is live from Washington with more on this one. Hi David!”
David Spunt: “Hi Ayesha, good morning. Today, next week, the week after, and so on, DOJ officials will continue to work on what they call the Department a serious problem with our voter rolls. This all stems from a March executive order signed by President Trump, which states in part the Attorney General shall, consistent with applicable laws, coordinate with state Attorneys General to assist with state-level review and prosecution of aliens unlawfully registered to vote or casting votes. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed her team to check counties across the United States, but California is a big focus, as is Texas and Minnesota.
The DOJ plans to prosecute any foreign nationals that get caught voting. A DOJ source tells Fox News, ‘Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls. That’s the foundation for secure elections.
There’s been a culture of non-compliance from several states that don’t keep their rolls updated. This DOJ is cracking down.’ Now, the Justice Department wants local officials to identify and remove felons, dead voters, non-residents, and non-citizens from voter rolls. Recently, the Department charged an Iraqi man for illegal voting in 2020 in the state of New York. It took several years to catch that one.
Last year, a 19-year-old Chinese national was charged in Michigan with perjury and attempting to vote illegally in the 2024 election. Now Ayesha, the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, took a big hand in stopping illegal voting. Even though Elon Musk is no longer with that agency, DOGE itself still has a hand in this movement.
Finding illegal voters will take time, but the Justice Department is in regular contact with the White House about the latest progress fulfilling this executive order.”