And a key Group Booze Jd Vance as he tries to rewrite trumps labor record. Joining me live, lets do it. When 87yearold Lydia Martinez woke up before 6 a. M. To a sound of a knock on her door last week, she assumed it was perhaps a neighbor who needed milk or eggs. But, to her surprise, it wasnt a neighbor. Rather, nine officers. Most of the men, came to her front door. Some of them had Riot Shields or guns in their holsters. The officers presented a Search Warrant and question her for three hours. At one point they even had the greatgrandmother stand outside in her nightgown. According to their warrants, officers were looking for records including applications for ballot by mail, a list of voter banks, and documents about elected officials and candidates. Martinez said the officers told her they were there because she had filled out a report saying that older residents were not getting mail ballots. That is quite an aggressive response to that report, but she confirms she actually did
Front door. Some had riot shields and guns in their holsters. The officers presented a search warrant and questioned her for three hours. At one point they had the great grandmother stand outside in her nightgown. According to their warrant, officers were looking for records including applications for ballot by mail, a list of voter banks and documents about elected officials and candidates. Martina said the officers told her they were there because she filled out a report saying older residents were not getting mail ballots. That is quite an aggressive response to that report, which she confirms she did file. Martinez is a retired educator in san antonio who spent 35 years as a member and volunteer with lulac, the civil rights group in america. Part of her work with the organization includes helping older residents and veterans registered to vote and that is what made her suspicious to republican texas attorney general ken paxton. Martinez and other leaders heldn a news conference out
and welcome to cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. today, president biden is going to meet with leaders at the white house. doj signaled that it is going to fight republicans over the committee probes into biden s past. we have a team covering developments. we have phil mattingly at the white house, and manu raja at capitol hill. give us the latest on what the justice department is telling house republicans? well, we didn t expect that the justice department would hand over evidence into the series of ongoing criminal investigations, but in this letter to house chairman jim jordan, the department of justice says that they are not going to comply with a broad request of a broad number of matters, but they believe that oversight is important, and they want to cooperate, but they want to balance it with the ongoing need of ongoing investigations. but jordan made it clear, he wants to find out how they are handling a series of investigations into former president trump and c
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