WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:
Yesterday, President Donald Trump ousted all of the remaining commissioners serving on the independent, bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, gutting the only federal entity dedicated to assisting states' administration of elections. A White House official claimed that President Trump "reserves the right to remove individuals that may not be totally aligned with the important task of securing America's elections."
President Trump fired the two remaining Democrats, while allowing the remaining Republican member of the commission to resign yesterday. A fourth commissioner, another Republican, left his post voluntarily earlier this year. President Trump's act...