The Trump Administration has defended its methods in statements to media outlets in response to the allegations.
Justin Levitt, who served as the White House’s first senior policy advisor for democracy and voting rights under President Joe Biden, tells TIME that “what the Administration is trying is unprecedented” because states have the authority under the Constitution to run their own elections without federal interference.
“The president just doesn’t have a lot of authority flat out to intervene in the election system,” Levitt says.
States push back on the Trump Administration’s claims
In addition to fighting the Administration’s demands to access their voter rolls in court, states have also pushed back on claims federal officials have made about non-citizens registering and voting in their elections.
In a July address to the nation, Trump made sweeping claims that 278,000…
These frauds exploit emotional vulnerability and trust rather than technical weaknesses.
- Romance Scams: Scammers build long-term online relationships with victims, eventually fabricating a “crisis” (medical emergency, legal trouble, or travel costs) that requires the victim to send money.
- Pig Butchering: A hybrid scam where the criminal builds a romantic or platonic relationship to eventually “tutor” the victim in a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment.