Pennsylvania and other states are considering legal action against the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service because of the intent to bring about changes that could slow down the postal service in the run-up to the presidential election, which will depend heavily on the vote by mail.
At least a half dozen states including Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia are said to be reviewing their legal options against the administration.
According to CBSN Pittsburgh, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is in touch with other attorneys general to figure out next steps, including possible legal action.
“We will not be deterred by Donald Trump’s blatant attempts to undermine the integrity of our elections. We are exploring all options available to ensure everyone’s vote is counted,” Healey said in a statement on Sunday.
Today, Attorney General Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania tweeted that he spoke with NPR about “Trump’s latest attempt to sow doubt in our elections.”
“We’re not letting that happen. I’m doing everything in my power to protect the USPS and ensure every vote is secure, protected, and counted,” Shapiro said in a tweet Monday.
This morning I joined @NPR to talk about Trump's latest attempt to sow doubt in our elections.
We're not letting it happen. I'm doing everything in my power to protect the USPS and ensure every vote is secure, protected, and counted. https://t.co/wZXl8C1R70
— Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) August 17, 2020
New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General told CNN in a statement, “Attorney General (Gurbir) Grewal is deeply concerned by recent reports of potential political interference in the operations of the U.S. Postal Service. As is our standard practice, we are neither going to confirm nor deny a grand jury investigation.”
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Friday, “We’re considering all options, including legal options against the President and the postmaster general.”
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Griswold noted that there are different types of obstacles that the administration is using to sabotage the process.
“There are a lot of barriers being put up from the administration ,whether that’s trying to force Americans to risk their very lives to cast a ballot, to meddling with the Post Office, sabotaging the way we deliver mail, to falsehoods and lies about vote by mail,” Griswold said on AC360 on Friday.
Griswold even went so far as to compare the situation with procedures used by dictatorial regimes.
“So, I just think it’s so important that every elected official, every elections official and every American citizen start sounding the alarm. The rhetoric coming out of the White House is something that you hear under dictatorships, not in the United States. We have to act. We cannot allow him to tilt this election.”
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