{"id":2585823,"date":"2026-03-31T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-elevates-dan-bishop-to-lead-doj-election-integrity-efforts-nationwide\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:28:06","slug":"bondi-elevates-dan-bishop-to-lead-doj-election-integrity-efforts-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-elevates-dan-bishop-to-lead-doj-election-integrity-efforts-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi elevates Dan Bishop to lead DOJ election integrity efforts nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-elevates-dan-bishop-to-lead-doj-election-integrity-efforts-nationwide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has elevated U.S. Attorney dan Bishop of the Middle District of North Carolina to a leading role in the Justice Department\u2019s nationwide election-integrity efforts, placing a Trump-aligned prosecutor who questioned the 2020 results at the center of the review. bondi said Bishop will work with the Civil Rights Division and other DOJ components to help ensure free, fair, and secure elections. The move reportedly expands Bishop\u2019s authority beyond North Carolina to oversee election-integrity matters across the country, including reviews of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-secretary-of-state-discovers-popular-leftist-voter-roll-groups-address-is-bogus\/\" title=\"Alabama Secretary Of State Discovers Popular Leftist Voter-Roll Group\u2019s Address Is Bogus\">voter-roll data<\/a> and potential noncitizen registration or voting. The broader effort includes litigation against states over access to voter-registration data and federal investigations into election procedures, with developments such as a january ballot seizure in Fulton County, Georgia, cited as part of the context. The push comes as Republican-backed election measures stall in Congress, prompting greater reliance on executive enforcement and broad RNC litigation over voting rules; it remains unclear when the DOJ will release findings before the midterm elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi taps US attorney who voted against Biden 2020 certification for election integrity role<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2542924\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a>&nbsp;has elevated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\">North Carolina<\/a> U.S. Attorney&nbsp;Dan Bishop&nbsp;to a leading role in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department&rsquo;s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">election integrity efforts<\/a>, placing a Trump-aligned prosecutor with a history of challenging the 2020 election at the center of a nationwide review.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dan Bishop, our U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of North Carolina, will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of American elections alongside our incredible team [in the Civil Rights Division] and across the Justice Department,&rdquo; Bondi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2039002757521190973\">said in a post<\/a> on X. &ldquo;We are fully committed to ensuring free, fair, and secure elections for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4511303\/judge-trump-administration-npr-pbs-funding\/\">Judge blocks Trump administration&#8217;s &#8216;unenforceable&#8217; order to cut NPR and PBS funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4510521\/what-to-know-medicare-hemp-pilot-program-challenge-court\/\">What to know about Medicare&#8217;s new hemp pilot program that drug safety groups are challenging in court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4510426\/parents-boyfriend-tyler-robinson-testify-prosecution-charlie-kirk-murder-trial\/\">Parents and boyfriend of Tyler Robinson to testify for prosecution in Charlie Kirk murder trial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Greensboro, NC. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The announcement follows a&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/the-unlikely-ensemble-leading-trumps-hunt-for-2020-election-fraud-6f69ae66?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqd-fX9DodtHVWOIjjfTRi8x-SS5KbgIC9ZcaO8YUCjBoQMacB6rMzgTFzTDxhs%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69cc0cae&amp;gaa_sig=zRARLQYFy3jnPI3ySU3RW1SJX9b-zXV7K0GxYIAYtr-N9wceJDKGDhwJXEmnlJR74oSPoaXvobdhYRf2GmNiSw%3D%3D\">report<\/a> that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> attorney general authorized Bishop to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pursue election-related investigations nationwide<\/a>, significantly expanding his authority beyond his home district.<\/p>\n<p>A DOJ official confirmed to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that Bishop&rsquo;s role will not be limited to North Carolina, a state that backed Trump in both the 2020 and 2024 elections. Instead, the official said Bishop&rsquo;s work will focus on election integrity matters &ldquo;across [the] country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bishop, a former Republican congressman who was one of 147 who voted against certifying former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 2020 election victory, has also publicly expressed skepticism about that race.<\/p>\n<p>During a Senate Budget Committee hearing last March tied to his original nomination to serve under&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russell-vought\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russell-vought\/\">Russell Vought<\/a>&nbsp;at the Office of Management and Budget, Sen.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patty-murray\/\">Patty Murray<\/a> (D-WA)&nbsp;asked Bishop directly whether he believed the 2020 election was rigged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I joined Director Vought&rsquo;s views of that question, yeah,&rdquo; Bishop <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ydbFDb4sHyI\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop&rsquo;s elevation to U.S. attorney followed a career spanning three decades as a litigator and a term in Congress from 2019 to 2025, where he aligned with the conservative House Freedom Caucus. He later served as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget before being tapped for the federal prosecutor role.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop will help oversee reviews of voter-roll data collected by the Justice Department, including efforts to determine whether illegal immigrants may have registered or cast ballots, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The broader effort has unfolded across multiple fronts. The DOJ has pursued litigation against at least 29 states over access to voter registration data and has supported federal investigations into election procedures in key jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, FBI agents in January seized thousands of ballots and related election materials from Fulton County as part of an ongoing federal investigation into potential irregularities in the 2020 vote. That move triggered a lawsuit, with county officials seeking the return of the records.<\/p>\n<p>DOJ leadership has framed the effort as part of a wider plan to bolster election security and public confidence in voting systems. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4500051\/rnc-court-battles-election-integrity-voter-id\/\">RNC BETS ON COURTS TO ENACT VOTER INTEGRITY MEASURES AS SAVE AMERICA ACT STALLS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not immediately clear when or whether the DOJ will release findings from its election integrity investigations ahead of the midterm elections. <\/p>\n<p>The effort comes as Republican-backed election legislation, including the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4494576\/senate-republicans-kick-off-debate-save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, has stalled in the Senate, prompting the administration to lean more heavily on executive branch enforcement tools. Meanwhile, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\">Republican National Committee<\/a> is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4500051\/rnc-court-battles-election-integrity-voter-id\/\">engaged in over 100 legal cases<\/a> across 30 states involving voter ID laws, election administration, noncitizen voting, and mail-in ballot rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi taps Bishop for election-integrity role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2585824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24265620942785.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45543,76912,7076,40278,50552],"class_list":["post-2585823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bondi","tag-danbishop","tag-doj","tag-electionintegrity","tag-nationwide-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24265620942785.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585823"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585827,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585823\/revisions\/2585827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}