{"id":2668546,"date":"2026-09-23T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-system-is-so-corrupt-that-local-officials-wouldnt-indict-hundreds-on-election-fraud-so-trumps-doj-says-its-doing-it-instead\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:50:12","slug":"the-system-is-so-corrupt-that-local-officials-wouldnt-indict-hundreds-on-election-fraud-so-trumps-doj-says-its-doing-it-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-system-is-so-corrupt-that-local-officials-wouldnt-indict-hundreds-on-election-fraud-so-trumps-doj-says-its-doing-it-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"The System Is So Corrupt That Local Officials Wouldn&#8217;t Indict Hundreds on Election Fraud, So Trump&#8217;s DOJ Says It&#8217;s Doing it Instead"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fthe-system-is-so-corrupt-that-local-officials-wouldnt-indict-hundreds-on-election-fraud-so-trumps-doj-says-its-doing-it-instead%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=2668546&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>The content discusses concerns over voter fraud and non-citizen registrations in U.S. elections. It highlights recent claims by the Trump administration of over 200 arrests related to election fraud and ongoing investigations involving thousands of potential cases, including non-citizens registered to vote due to glitches or procedural gaps. Officials from the Department of homeland Security and the Department of Justice emphasize that voter roll cleaning processes are uncovering possible illegal voting activities, although some figures are contested or incomplete. The article notes political debates over the legitimacy of these claims, with some sources suggesting that non-citizen registration issues are more widespread than publicly acknowledged. it underscores ongoing efforts and tensions surrounding election integrity and voter registration accuracy.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the thing that never happens that keeps on happening. And \u2014 wouldn\u2019t you know it? \u2014 blue states would prefer to keep believing it doesn\u2019t happen, even though it does.<\/p>\n<p>So, now President Donald Trump\u2019s administration is touting over 200 arrests on election fraud and a list of potential charges that reach up into the 1,600s, according to recent appearances by top administration officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice offensive comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-dhs-identifies-278000-foreigners-illegally-registered-vote-federal-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after a July speech<\/a> in which the president announced that the Department of Homeland Security had \u201cidentified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was blasphemy! Nonsense! An outrage! And then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/associated-press-dismisses-government-report-thousands-illegals-voting-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey quietly announced<\/a> that, y\u2019know, we actually kinda sorta have over 6,000 non-citizens on our voter rolls who were put there by a \u201cglitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even ultra-liberal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/30\/new-jerseys-noncitizen-voter-registration-brings-private-worries-into-the-open-01015840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> couldn\u2019t let Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill\u2019s announcement go by without a fact-check, noting that the announcement \u201cexposed an open secret about New Jersey\u2019s so-called motor voter law that officials and political operatives have known for years: There\u2019s little to stop noncitizens from registering to vote if they want to, or even by mistake. And election officials and campaign consultants from both parties believe that the number of noncitizens being added to the voter rolls is significantly higher than the 6,600 Sherrill cited \u2014 because the state has been automatically registering drivers since 2018, and her figure covers only June 2023 to June 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not as if Sherrill or anyone else was going to make this an issue, however \u2014 which is why the DHS and DOJ are making sure everyone knows they are.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/elections\/feds-have-arrested-indicted-hundreds-voter-fraud-crackdown-catching-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just the News<\/a>, assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Monday that over 200 arrests and indictments had been secured since they started pressuring local officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are a lot of nervous election officials because I think some of them know that they\u2019ve been looking the other way when this is happening, and we\u2019re catching it all over the country,\u201d she said in an interview, adding she didn\u2019t think the numbers from New Jersey were accurate, either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure we have the correct numbers from New Jersey. They\u2019re not really cooperating with us, and so we will get to the bottom of what happened there. And you know, New Jersey tried to blame a vendor for a mistake or a glitch, quote unquote,\u201d Dhillon said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you know, I think there\u2019ll be another side to that story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, there are two sides, with the vendor blaming the state and the state blaming the vendor. The company involved said that it had been working with New Jersey\u2019s Motor Vehicle Commission \u2014 its version of the DMV \u2014 \u201cto support the process through which eligible individuals may indicate their interest in registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver\u2019s license or state-issued identification card,\u201d but that the information \u201cmust still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on Fox News over the weekend, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that 151 arrests had been made and that there were 300,000 additional cases to go through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re scrubbing [the voter rolls]. We\u2019re comparing them with those that are in the country illegally, those that are legal permanent residents and those that are citizens,\u201d Mullin told Kayleigh McEnany.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the department is investigating 1,620 cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-said-voter-fraud-was-a-myth-dhs-has-1600-live-cases-151-arrests-and-another-300k-potential-crimes\/\" title=\"They Said ... Was a Myth: ... Has 1,600 Live Cases, 151 Arrests and Another 300K Potential Crimes\">alleged voter fraud involving noncitizens casting ballots<\/a> in U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin says DHS has made 151 arrests and is reviewing 300,000 additional cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president was right when\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoJMltOSBK\">pic.twitter.com\/KoJMltOSBK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2101320869062545501?\">September 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president was right when he said there was a tremendous amount of fraud in the election. We continue to see that. Every single vote, Kayleigh, that we talk about, that was at the hands of an illegal, canceled out a citizen that was legally registered and able to vote,\u201d Mullin added.<\/p>\n<p>This is subject to a big-if-true caveat; the most recent report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/justice-department-charges-16-across-030817780.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> on Sunday alleged that charges had been filed against 16 defendants across several states for illegal voting, with half from Texas. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald told the outlet that there were now 50 non-citizens facing charges of illegal voting.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, it\u2019s more proof that the thing that doesn\u2019t happen keeps happening and states aren\u2019t going to do a darn thing about it. \u00a0No wonder a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-majority-likely-voters-now-believe-cheating-impacted-results-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">majority of likely voters<\/a> now believe the 2020 election results were impacted by cheating. 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