Cobb: Trump EAC Firings Are 'Deliberate Plan' for Midterms — SkimNews
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- Ty Cobb, former White House attorney, warned Friday that Trump's decision to fire the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission is a "deliberate plan" to put "his thumb on the scale of the upcoming midterm elections"
- Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission — a federal election administration body — this week, according to Cobb
- Cobb told The Hill that the terminations are part of Trump "stacking every card in the deck" ahead of the midterms
- Cobb said "you can't look at the termination of the Election Assistance Commission" in isolation, implying it connects to a broader pattern of pre-midterm maneuvering
- The firings leave the Election Assistance Commission with no remaining Democratic commissioners as the country heads toward the midterm elections
Why it matters: Cobb served in Trump's own White House, making his public accusation of a "deliberate plan" to rig the midterms unusually pointed coming from a former insider. Firing the Election Assistance Commission's remaining Democratic members this week leaves the commission's remaining commissioners aligned with the White House just months before voters head to the polls.
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