WATCH: Trump DOJ to fight ‘race-based gerrymandering,’ Dhillon says amid Texas redistricting battle
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The Trump DOJ is taking aim at illegal race-based gerrymandering and voter roll issues, Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon said in a Wednesday, Aug. 6, video pegged to the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (Credit: U.S. Deptartment of Justice)
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TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticewillacttocrackdownonthesortof“race-basedgerrymandering”attheheartoftheTexasredistrictingfight,AssistantAttorneyGeneralHarmeetDhillonsaidTuesday.
“Weareensuringthatall50stateshaveandcontinuetohavecleanvoterroles.Wearechallengingeffortstosuppressordilutethevote.Weareattackingillegalrace-basedgerrymandering.AndweareprotectingballotaccessforallAmericans,”saidDhillon,wholeadstheDOJ’sCivilRightsDivision,inavideopostedTuesdaymarkingthe60thanniversaryoftheVotingRightsActof1965.
AfterDemocratsfledthestateinanattempttostopRepublicans’attempttoredrawdistricts,TexasGovernorGregAbbottca
