Established Fact
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent a letter to Arizona Senate Majority Leader Karen Fann attempting to halt the Maricopa County forensic audit. The DOJ warned that citizen canvassers conducting lawful voter registration verification could be construed as intimidating to minorities, weaponizing federal civil rights statutes to suppress a constitutionally authorized state legislative investigation. The letter was sent without statutory basis for such intervention and constituted an attempt to use federal authority to chill the legislature’s oversight function.
Citations
Letter to Arizona Senate President: https://www.justice.gov/d9/case-documents/attachments/2021/05/05/civil_rights_division_letter_to_arizona_senate_president_5-5_final_ro_tag_prop.pdf | DOJ Civil Rights Division
“If They Do Interfere I See a Big Problem with That” – AZ Audit Director Ken Bennett Speaks to TGP’s Jordan Conradson After Biden DOJ Threatens to Interfere in State Audit: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/interfere-see-big-problem-az-audit-director-ken-bennett-speaks-tgps-jordan-conradson-biden-doj-threatens-interfere-state-/ | The Gateway Pundit