StoryCompareDEVELOPING TIMELINE
First Report Thursday: The Justice Department gave California 48 hours to review flagged noncitizen voters or face emergency legal action.
Sunday: DOJ threatens criminal prosecution for processing noncitizen ballots
Tuesday: DOJ charges 28 noncitizens, arrests 11 in California
Today: Green card holders said no memory of registering to vote
DIFFERENT FOCUS
Coverage broadly emphasized Faulty Lists, Defendant Confusion; Washington Examiner and Daily Signal emphasized Legitimate Crackdown, Fraud Confirmed.
LEFT FOCUS
- ▸Several arrested green card holders said they had no recollection of ever registering to vote. — Los Angeles Times Politics
- ▸First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli admitted some arrestees may not have even voted. — New Republic
- ▸Noncitizen voting remains incredibly marginal and does not meaningfully impact election results, data shows. — Salon
- ▸New Republic characterized 'Operation Protect the Vote' as targeting immigrants and restricting voting in a Democratic stronghold. — New Republic
RIGHT FOCUS
- ▸Prosecutors allege most of the 28 charged actually cast ballots, not merely registered. — Washington Examiner
- ▸Charges included fraudulent registration, casting ballots, and making false statements on naturalization applications. — Daily Signal
- ▸All four U.S. attorneys in California coordinated in the operation, per the DOJ press release. — Daily Signal