Washington, Aug. 19 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration's plans to deploy as many as 1,000 Department of Justice election monitors during the 2026 midterms and demanding safeguards against voter intimidation. As President Trump continues to promote unsupported claims about election fraud and foreign manipulation, Krishnamoorthi is seeking assurances that DOJ personnel will be used solely to protect Americans' right to vote, not to intimidate voters, pressure election officials...