Update: Voter Fraud Changes in New DoJ Manual

by Jon Greenbaum

Yesterday the Department of Justice answered Senator Feinstein's (D-CA) request for more information from U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about changes made to the federal election crime prosecution manual (See: Overlooked in Gonzales Testimony: Voter Fraud Changes in New DoJ Manual).  Unfortunately, the Department of Justice's response was less than forthcoming. 

In response to the Department of Justice's inadequate response, Senator Feinstein sent a letter demanding more information. 

Senator Feinstein opened the letter by saying:

I have received and reviewed the letter of July 27 from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski, regarding the questions I asked you during the Judiciary Committee hearing on July 24. I appreciate the Department's attempt to respond to the issues I raised at the hearing.  The letter, however, is inadequate and fails to address the specific questions I asked.  Moreover, it advances an interpretation of new Seventh Edition of the election crimes prosecution manual that ignores major changes that have been made.

She continues:

Taken together, the changes suggest that the Department has revised the manual to allow prosecutions that it knows will be used for partisan political advantage during the election process.  That would be a grave departure from the Department's traditional mission of securing justice for all Americans.

Read the entire letter here.