NYT:
The Justice Department has subpoenaed the Nevada secretary of state for voter information, according to a person familiar with the operation, at a time when the government is rapidly escalating efforts to prove President Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud.
The office of Cisco Aguilar, Nevada’s secretary of state and its chief election officer, confirmed receiving seven “voter-related” subpoenas from F.B.I. agents over the last three months, but declined to offer details.
It is unclear whether other states have received similar subpoenas. The U.S. attorney in Nevada, Sigal Chatta, whose office would have overseen the request, is a pro-Trump prosecutor who has repeatedly sought to cast doubt on the integrity of federal elections.
With less than 60 days to go before the midterm elections, the Trump administration has deployed hundreds of investigators to hunt for voter fraud, despite decades of evidence that it is exceptionally rare in the United States. The administration is also aggressively trying to shape how the midterm elections are run, demanding private voter information across the country and seeking to change election rules.
