DHS chief threatens to prosecute election officials as Trump escalates fight over state voter rolls

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to prosecute election officials in states refusing to comply with federal election security mandates, including the use of the SAVE program to verify voter eligibility. The Trump administration warned of fines, prison time, and withheld grants for noncompliant states, citing vulnerabilities in voting machines and over 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in reviewed states.