Democrats on Trump's voter commission say they're in the dark about what it's doing
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Trumps voter-fraud commission doesnt know what research is being conducted or if theyre ever going to meet again.
Democrats on Trumps voter commission say theyre in the dark about what its doing
By John Wagner October 23 at 3:04 PM
Democratic members of President Trumps voter fraud commission are voicing mounting frustration about its mission and lack of collaboration, raising questions about the future of a bipartisan panel that has been a
magnet for controversy since its inception.
In just the past week, two of the commissions four Democrats have written letters to its executive director, demanding basic information such as when the panel might meet again, what kind of research is being conducted by its staff and when it might send a report to the president.
Their concerns are being fed by suspicions that the panels
direction was preordained and that
the agenda is being driven by its Republican members, several of whom would like to see restrictions on voting imposed that would be detrimental to Democrats.
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The
commission was launched by Trump following his baseless assertion that he would have won the popular vote if he hadnt been thwarted by as many as 5 million illegally cast votes. ... The 11-member panel, which is nominally chaired by Vice President Pence and formally known as the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, has met publicly twice, in Washington in July and in New Hampshire last month. A third meeting has yet to be announced. ... For all I know, we may never meet again, said Matthew Dunlap, Maines secretary of state and a Democratic commissioner.
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John Wagner is a national political reporter covering the White House. Follow @WPJohnWagner