Seth MasketNov 8, 2022
No better signal that your elections are on the up-and-up than preventing federal observers from watching. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/08/justice-department-monitors-florida-desantis/
Florida, Missouri tell Justice Department voting monitors to stay outside polling places

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration said the federal government’s involvement would be “counterproductive” and violate state law.

The Washington Post
Show threadAaron
@smotus while I agree, didn't Dem states object to Trump DOJ observers? Or am I misremembering.
Nov 8, 2022 at 7:33pmWeb
Show threadSeth MasketNov 8, 2022
@afhomer I'm not familiar with this. Do you have a cite?
Show threadAaronNov 8, 2022
@smotus can't find it now, so I'm probably misremembering.
Show threadAaronNov 8, 2022
@smotus I think I was confusing this story (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-trump-attempted-to-use-federal-agencies-to-seize-voting-machines-after-2020-election) with election observers.
How Trump attempted to use federal agencies to seize voting machines after 2020 election

The New York Times is reporting that six weeks after the 2020 election former President Trump directed his attorney Rudy Guiliani to ask the Department of Homeland Security if it could take possession of voting machines in key swing states. New York Times congressional correspondent Luke Broadwater joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

PBS NewsHour