New GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik says the Justice Department is trying to block the Arizona election audit as Trump allies pour millions into recount
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House Republicans' new
GOP conference chair, said the Justice Department is trying to block the Arizona election audit, as allies of former President
Donald Trump pour millions into the recount.
'The Biden Department of Justice is trying to block that audit. That is unconstitutional, from my perspective,' Stefanik told Maria Bartiromo on
Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures. 'Our states, constitutionally, are responsible for writing their state's elections law.'
Stefanik's comments come
as ABC News reported how key Trump figures are backing the controversial audit, with former White House strategist Steve Bannon giving it publicity on his video podcast and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne aiming to raise $2.8 million to go toward the effort.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department warned that the audit, which was ordered by the Republican-run Arizona Senate, could be in violation of federal voting and civil rights laws.
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