The US judge stopped the Trump administration's pressure on election officials A US federal judge issued an emergency order prohibiting the Trump administration from pressuring state election officials to remove voters from the polls, split ballots or stop counting ballots. Judge Trina Thompson warned that the government's actions, claiming to prevent foreign citizens from voting, could lead to depriving eligible citizens of the right to vote. This ruling also prohibits threatening election officials with prosecution and is in effect until November 16.

The US judge stopped the Trump administration's pressure on election officials A US federal judge issued an emergency order prohibiting the Trump administration from pressuring state election officials to remove voters from the polls, split ballots or stop counting ballots. Judge Trina Thompson warned that the government's actions, claiming to prevent foreign citizens from voting, could lead to depriving eligible citizens of the right to vote. This ruling also prohibits threatening election officials with prosecution and is in effect until November 16.