The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for April 21, 2026
In a letter April 14th, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon gave 14 days for Wayne County, MI’s county clerk to produce ballots, ballot receipts and ballot envelopes from the 2024 election. As justification, DOJ cites a handful of closed investigations from 2020 and 2024 from the county with over 1.2 million voters.
Shortly after the January FBI seizure of Fulton County, Georgia’s 2020 ballots, President Donald Trump said during a White House signing ceremony QUOTE, “But go to 2020, look at the facts that are coming out, rigged, crooked elections…Take a look at Detroit. Take a look at Pennsylvania. Take a look at Philadelphia. You go take a look at Atlanta,” UNQUOTE. No widespread fraud was identified by city, county or state officials in any of those areas.
In a reply to the demand, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel countered that the DOJ had not met the statutory requirements to turn over such voting records. “I am dismayed that it appears you have decided to move forward on theories similar to those deployed in Fulton County, in Michigan. The courts, our officials and our legislature have all determined that these theories are baseless, and they certainly provide no support for a demand for 2024 election records,” UNQUOTE.
We’ve linked to both letters at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, and will follow this story. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division (via MI Attorney General’s Office) – Demand for Wayne County 2024 Federal Election Ballots and Records
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel – Title III Demand for Wayne County 2024 Election Records
Michigan Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson – AG Nessel, Governor Whitmer, Secretary Benson Denounce DOJ Demand for 2024 Ballots
President Donald Trump – Speaking with reporters about nationalizing elections, Feb. 2026
Related ADM Reports:
American Democracy Minute – (Feb. 2026) In Stunning Statement, a U.S. President Suggests ‘Republicans Ought to Nationalize the Voting.’
American Democracy Minute – New Expert Analysis Finds Fringe Report Apparently Used to Justify the Fulton County, GA 2020 Ballot Seizure is Not Credible
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – How to Register And Vote in Your State
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