'Shame on you': Sherrill knew voter-roll bombshell was coming when she called Trump a liar, DOJ official says
The Justice Department's top Civil Rights official accused New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill of criticizing President Donald Trump's election integrity claims even though she already knew her administration was about to disclose a major voter registration problem.In his July 16 address, Trump accused China of acquiring sensitive voter data and said U.S.
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The Justice Department's top Civil Rights official accused New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill of criticizing President Donald Trump's election integrity claims even though she already knew her administration was about to disclose a major voter registration problem.In his July 16 address, Trump accused China of acquiring sensitive voter data and said U.S. intelligence agencies hid that revelation from the public while also alleging several Democrat-run states, including New Jersey, have large numbers of noncitizens registered to vote.Department of Homeland Security data released in concert with the speech found more than 35,000 potential noncitizens are on the Garden State’s rolls."When the president came out with his Primetime speech last Thursday, I believe in the sequencing of events that has been laid out, she already knew that this revelation was forthcoming," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said.'SHADOW GOVERNMENT': TRUMP CLAIMS INTEL COMMUNITY BRAGGED ABOUT HIDING CHINESE MEDDLING"She knew it, and she still went online and called the president a liar and said he was exaggerating -- Shame on you, governor."Dhillon said governors willing to cooperate with the DOJ would receive assistance but warned states refusing to do so could face lawsuits."It's a bipartisan problem, actually. And I'm really looking forward to helping everyone who will work with us fix this problem.
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'Shame on you': Sherrill knew voter-roll bombshell was coming when she called Trump a liar, DOJ official says
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