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US Justice Department Boosts Effort to Avoid Election Mayhem
- Top officials are ringing alarm bells over looming threats
- DOJ opines on cases, set to re-engage with social media firms
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The US Justice Department is ramping up for November’s presidential election as it weighs in on voting rights fights, investigates threats, and prepares to resume briefings with social media companies aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation.
US officials are seeking to avoid the chaos and violence that followed the 2020 election. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Friday called on American lawyers to help with “a whole-of-nation response” to protect democracy from a variety of threats.