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Gary Peters: “The President also signed an executive order on March 31st…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Gary Peters Presses Todd Blanche About 'Federal Citizenship List' For Elections

Published | Video Starts at 03:51

And it's not about reducing waste, fraud and abuse. You don't do that by decimating the IG Corps. We certainly saw him fire a number of IGs earlier and have serious concerns. Mr. Blanch, The President also signed an executive order on March 31st directing the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Postal Service to take a series of actions related to federal elections. including the creation of a federal citizenship list and new rules on mail ballot distribution. That order is rightly being challenged in federal court, as these are state functions. (03:51–04:03)

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Asserts that an executive order was signed directing federal agencies to take actions related to federal elections.

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