{"id":2650964,"date":"2026-08-28T06:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-builds-out-legal-team-as-it-braces-for-contentious-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:36:14","slug":"dnc-builds-out-legal-team-as-it-braces-for-contentious-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-builds-out-legal-team-as-it-braces-for-contentious-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC builds out legal team as it braces for contentious midterm elections"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdnc-builds-out-legal-team-as-it-braces-for-contentious-midterm-elections%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=2650964&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>Democrats are actively preparing for a potentially tight and contentious midterm election by hiring lawyers,establishing a extensive voter protection infrastructure,and deploying thousands of election observers nationwide. For the first time, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has created an internal litigation team, led by former Justice Department lawyer Dan Freeman, to handle election-related legal disputes, especially as President Donald Trump and Republicans pursue their own election integrity efforts. The DNC is also expanding its efforts to inform and assist voters through training programs, a voter protection hotline, and the online resource IWillVote.com.The goal is to safeguard voting rights and counter Republican measures they see as restrictive.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,republicans are ramping up their legal strategies,with plans to address election issues through numerous active cases across dozens of states. Trump has announced the departure of a key DOJ attorney to support Republican election efforts in upcoming elections.The Republican National Committee (RNC) is actively working to secure elections through litigation, voter roll protections, and hotlines for reporting issues on Election Day. Both parties are preparing extensive legal and operational measures to influence the outcome of the midterms and future 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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats are gearing up for a potentially close and contentious <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\">midterm election<\/a> by hiring lawyers, building out a nationwide \u201cvoter protection infrastructure,\u201d and deploying tens of thousands of election observers across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The preparations include, for the first time, an internal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-National-Committee\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-National-Committee\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> litigation department designed to fight election-related legal battles as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Republicans pursue their own sweeping election-integrity campaign ahead of November.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702722\/dnc-lawyers-voter-protection-volunteers-contentious-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DNC recruits lawyers and thousands of \u2018voter protection\u2019 volunteers as it braces for contentious midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4703558\/jamie-raskin-in-demand-democratic-surrogate-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jamie Raskin emerges as in-demand Democratic surrogate across midterm map<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4703551\/legal-issues-2026-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Here are the legal issues that could affect the midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DNC team is led by director Dan Freeman, who previously spent 15 years as a trial attorney at the Justice Department. According to a DNC official, the team features a second full-time litigator in addition to Freeman and several support lawyers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Elias Law Group is also working litigation for the the DNC and its sister committees, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Democratic state attorneys general are also filing their own lawsuits in attempts to counter alleged election interference from the Trump administration, including a challenge to Trump\u2019s order limiting mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the new litigation team, the DNC is also expanding its resources \u201cto equip voters with the information they need to properly register and cast their ballots,\u201d a DNC official explained. Those efforts include training and mobilizing thousands of \u201cvoter protection\u201d volunteers and poll observers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the DNC will operate a voter assistance hotline, monitored by DNC staff starting in October, and a voter resource hub, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/iwillvote.com\/\">IWillVote.com<\/a>, which has been in operation since the 2012 election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democratic National Committee is expanding our voter protection infrastructure to defend Americans\u2019 sacred right to vote and hold Trump and Republicans accountable in the courtroom for their attacks,\u201d DNC spokesman Angelo Fernandez Hernandez told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democratic Party currently has voter protection staff in more than 30 states, and we will recruit, train, and deploy tens of thousands of observers across the country this November,\u201d Fernandez Hernandez added. \u201cWhile Trump and his Republican allies attempt to restrict access to the ballot box, Democrats remain committed to ensuring every eligible voter has their voice heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are preparing for their own Election Day legal fights. Trump announced last Friday that U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin would soon be leaving his post at the DOJ to work directly on Republican legal fights in the 2026 and 2028 elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RNC Chairman Joe Gruters told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the committee already has nearly 180 active \u201celection integrity\u201d cases across 37 states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  \u201cThe RNC has been working around the clock to secure the ballot box,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re staffed, battle-tested, and ready to respond to any Election Day issue in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ally Triolo, the RNC\u2019s communications director for election integrity, called the recent Supreme Court order that cleared one hurdle for the president\u2019s mail-in ballot order \u201ca\u00a0vital step\u00a0toward protecting our elections from far-left Democrats who want to cheat the system and open the floodgates to fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4700773\/trump-midterm-funds-ads-record\/\"><strong>TRUMP DIRECTS POLITICAL TEAM TO SET ASIDE SOME FUNDS FOR MIDTERM ADS FOCUSED ON HIS RECORD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe RNC will keep fighting to secure our voter rolls, defend proof-of-citizenship requirements, and ensure American elections are decided by American citizens only,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RNC has plans to operate hotlines in its 22 target states for voters to report Election Day issues, in addition to an online portal at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.com\/\">protectthevote.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats prepare for tight midterms with lawyers, voter protection, and 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