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DOJ Threatens California Voting-Rolls Lawsuit Over Thumb Drive

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action against California over its voting rolls.
Attorney General Trent McCotter sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County official Dean Logan.
The DOJ gave California officials 48 hours to review a thumb drive listing undocumented voters in the November midterms.
Dean Logan said his office has not accessed the thumb drive because data-privacy protocols would be violated.

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U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action against California over its voting rolls.
Attorney General Trent McCotter sent letters to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County official Dean Logan.
The DOJ gave California officials 48 hours to review a thumb drive listing undocumented voters in the November midterms.
Dean Logan said his office has not accessed the thumb drive because data-privacy protocols would be violated.