‘This Is Ridiculous’: Leo Terrell Rips DOJ For Going After State That Removed Non-Citizens From Voter Roll
Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell said that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against Virginia’s removal of non-citizens from the voting roll was “ridiculous” on Monday.
The Biden administration sued Virginia over its efforts to remove non-citizens who were wrongly registered to vote on Oct. 12. Terrell said the Biden administration had created the “most political Department of Justice.”
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“This Department of Justice is the most political Department of Justice ever. To answer your question, yes,” Terrell told “America Reports” co-host John Roberts. “Here’s why: The federal law says you cannot systemically remove people in general off of the voter role within 90 days. Glenn Youngkin is not doing that. He is individualizing individuals who have identified themselves as non-citizens and somehow they get on the voter’s roll.”
“What does Glenn Youngkin do? He sent them a letter, he says, ‘Hello, potential voter, you have 14 days to prove your citizenship.’ That is all he is doing,” Terrell continued. “And moreover if they contest that, they can still follow a provisional ballot. Everyone, Trump and everyone knows this Department of Justice is not fair. It’s not impartial. Lady Justice is looking through that blindfold. This is ridiculous.”
The DOJ also sued Alabama over its effort to remove non-citizens from the voter rolls on Sept. 28. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state must stop its removal of non-citizens from the voter rolls.
“First of all, the protection for every potential voter is they can file a provisional ballot and that is the safeguard to protect a citizen’s right to vote,” Terrell said. “But again, all Youngkin is doing is making sure that the voter rolls do not have non-citizens and they are giving them a letter, that’s called due process. come on in, prove you are a citizen. If you disagree, you can still file a ballot and we can resolve the matter later on. No one is being deprived of their right. This is because Virginia is now a battleground state. It’s close in the polls and now the DOJ is playing politics.
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