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Todd Blanche: “President Trump, this administration knows and of course…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states' voter-roll fight to Supreme Court

Published | Video Starts at 00:51

And as that relates to the Department of Justice, that means making sure that there are no constitutional legal violations, even at the state level. So, yes, President Trump, this administration knows and of course understands that states administer elections and that will always be the case, but it doesn't mean the federal government should play no role. And so the tension there is of whether we should be playing the role that we're playing, and that's, that's really what we're litigating. How far are you willing to take this fight? (00:51–01:02)

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Asserts that the federal government should have a role in elections despite state administration.

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