Michigan AG vows legal fight over Trump election executive order

(The Center Square) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is criticizing a new executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at expanding federal involvement in election oversight, calling the move “blatantly unlawful.”

In a statement, Nessel said the order represents the latest attempt by the Trump administration to shift control of elections away from the states.

“President Trump, in his unrelenting quest to federalize elections, has issued yet another unlawful executive order attempting to usurp the states’ authority and responsibility to run free and fair elections,” Nessel said. “This power is not the President’s to give.”

The executive order, signed Tuesday, directs federal agencies to play a larger role in election administration. According to the White House, the order requires states to crosscheck voter data with federal records and creates a new...