(AURN News) — Just hours after a federal agent shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded access to Minnesota’s unredacted voter rolls, linking public safety and unrest to the state’s refusal to hand over private election records.
In a letter sent Saturday to Gov. Tim Walz, Bondi told state leaders they could restore the rule of law by allowing the Department of Justice to inspect voter registration data, even though elections are administered by states, not the executive branch.
Minnesota officials rejected the demand, calling it unlawful and coercive.
Federal courts have repeatedly blocked the Trump administration’s voter roll lawsuits in California, Oregon and Georgia.
Bondi’s letter was sent the same day federal agents killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
The timing has raised questions about whether the administration is using the crisis to pressure states to surrender election data it does not have legal authority to control.
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