Arizona secretary of state accuses Trump of trying to 'sabotage' postal service

Source: The Hill | August 15, 2020 | Marty Johnson

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), the state’s top election official, has accused President Trump of trying to derail November’s general election by hamstringing the United States Postal Service (USPS).

“In Arizona, it’s against the law to ‘delay the delivery of a ballot.’ I’ve asked [Arizona] Attorney General [Mark] Brnovich to investigate recent changes at USPS, and whether or not the Trump administration has committed a crime,” Hobbs tweeted Friday.

She added, “Our postal workers have a motto: ‘neither snow, nor rain, nor heat…’ I have every confidence that these couriers will work diligently to overcome this political interference and ensure timely delivery of the mail, including election mail.”

In a formal letter to Brnovich, Hobbs cites the recent restructuring of the United States Postal Service that has been spearheaded by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a former supply chain CEO and major Trump donor.

“The effect of these changes, taken individually or together, is an extended transit period for mail,” Hobbs wrote. “The timing of such changes––just months before a major election in which a record number of people are expected to rely on USPS when exercising their fundamental right to vote––would be conspicuous on its own. Taken with comments from President Trump however, it’s clear that something more may be afoot here.”

“In a state where the vast majority of voters choose to [vote] by mail, attempts to sabotage the USPS just months before an election are most certainly attempts to interfere with ‘the free exercise of the right of suffrage,'” she added later.

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