Trump DOJ sues four more states

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00:00Trump DOJ sues four more states.

00:04The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has filed a lawsuit against Fulton County,

00:08Georgia, seeking access to voting records from the 2020 presidential election, escalating

00:14a broader federal effort to obtain voter registration data from states and local election officials.

00:20Fulton County, where Trump previously faced now-dropped election interference charges,

00:24is being sued after officials allegedly failed to respond to an October subpoena for ballots

00:29and election materials.

00:31The Justice Department has also filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and

00:36Nevada over access to voter registration lists, bringing the total to 18 states, plus Fulton

00:42County.

00:43Colorado Secretary of State Gina Griswold said the state would not comply with the federal

00:47request, arguing that the president lacks legal authority to access sensitive voter data.

00:53State officials have raised concerns about the potential misuse of voter information and

00:57the security measures in place to protect it.

01:00The Trump administration says the lawsuits aim to secure elections, claiming states are

01:04violating federal law by denying voter data requests.

01:08Critics raise concerns about how sensitive voter information would be used and protected.

01:13The Associated Press reports lawsuits in at least 26 states seeking access to voter rolls

01:18and details on how states maintain them.

01:20Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dillon said states have a legal duty to protect elections

01:25from vote dilution and warned the Justice Department would intervene if they fail to follow federal

01:29election laws.

01:31Colorado Democrat Griswold strongly objected, saying we will not hand over Coloradan's sensitive

01:36voting information to Donald Trump, adding that he has no legal right to it and that she

01:40will continue to protect election integrity and fight the case.