Nevada Democratic election chief says Trump administration hit his office with seven DOJ subpoenas

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Deese, K. (2026, September 5). Nevada Democratic election chief says Trump administration hit his office with seven DOJ subpoenas. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4714796/nevada-democratic-election-chief-seven-doj-subpoenas/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-05 · by Kaelan Deese

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Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar accused the Trump administration's Justice Department of sending seven voter-related subpoenas to his office over the last three months, which he claims are an attempt to intimidate them into providing protected voter data. The subpoenas were received ahead of the November election and come after a previous court case in which the DOJ sought Nevada's unredacted voter-registration list but was denied. Aguilar previously stated that the request for voter information was "to intimidate us into turning over protected voter data." It is not clear if other states have received similar subpoenas from the Justice Department, which has lost 23 of its 29 cases seeking similar information.
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Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, a Democrat, has accused the Trump administration of flooding election offices with demands ahead of November's election. His office received seven voter-related Justice Department subpoenas over the past three months, which he believes are part of a wider effort to intimidate voters and make "sweeping claims of election fraud" without evidence. Aguilar said that the right to vote is enshrined in the constitution, and investigations into eligibility should only be pursued with high confidence of ineligibility. It's not clear whether other states have received similar subpoenas, but Aguilar vows to continue running a safe, secure, and transparent election this fall.

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“Article A reports on DOJ charges against individuals for illegal voting, while Article B discusses voter-related Justice Department subpoenas received by a Nevada election office”
Mother Jones
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“Article A refers to the state of Wyoming's primary elections on August 18, while Article B mentions Nevada receiving DOJ subpoenas over 'the last three months', without specifying a date or location matching Article A”
NPR
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 7% hedged 2 of 27 📰 publisher trust 60
“Article A discusses a letter from Democrats demanding funding for election security, while Article B reports on seven DOJ subpoenas received by Nevada's Secretary of State, indicating separate incidents”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans right further right than this 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 40 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A discusses a review request by Secretary Mullin regarding potential data sharing issues, while Article B mentions Trump administration subpoenas received by Nevada's election office”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 16 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes a multi-state DOJ probe resulting in criminal charges, while Article B mentions the receipt of subpoenas by Nevada's election office without describing any criminal charges”
NBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 18% hedged 3 of 17 📰 publisher trust 95
“Article A reports on specific voter fraud prosecutions, including an arrest in Pennsylvania, while Article B mentions DOJ subpoenas to a Nevada election office with no mention of specific events or arrests”
Los Angeles Times
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 18% hedged 9 of 50 📰 publisher trust 95
“Article B discusses a broader trend and context, while Article A reports on a specific incident of the Trump administration sending subpoenas to Nevada's election office”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 2 of 19 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A mentions subpoenas to Nevada election office, while Article B discusses a Supreme Court appeal on mail ballot fight”
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Nevada Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar accused the Trump administration on Friday of flooding election offices with demands ahead of November after his office confirmed it received seven voter-related Justice Department subpoenas over the “last three months.”
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🔮 “We will continue standing up for Nevada voters and remain focused on running a safe, secure and transparent election this fall,” he added.

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Nevada Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar accused the Trump administration on Friday of flooding election offices with demands ahead of November after his office confirmed it received seven voter-related Justice Department subpoenas over the “last three months.” asserted
it → accuse → months
“The right to vote is written clearly in the constitution, and we cannot take that right away without the highest confidence of a person’s ineligibility,” Aguilar told the Washington Examiner in a Friday statement. asserted
Aguilar → vote → statement
“The federal administration is inundating election offices with investigations and questions ahead of the election, and making sweeping claims of election fraud to the public before any investigation is done. uncertain
investigation → inundate → public
“We will continue standing up for Nevada voters and remain focused on running a safe, secure and transparent election this fall,” he added. asserted
he → continue → election
It is not immediately clear whether other states have received similar subpoenas. asserted
states → receive → subpoenas
The Nevada Independent previously reported on Thursday that the Nevada secretary of state’s office received the seven subpoenas, which the office characterized as being from the FBI. asserted
office → report → FBI
The office did not say what records the subpoenas sought or provide any further details. asserted
subpoenas → say → details
The DOJ requests come less than a month after the department lost its civil case seeking Nevada’s unredacted voter-registration list, which included voters’ names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers. asserted
which → come → birth
It is not immediately clear whether the records relate back to that litigation. asserted
records → relate → litigation
The department has sued 29 states seeking similar information and has lost in 23 of its cases so far, while many remain under appeal. asserted
many → sue → appeal
U.S. District Judge Anne Traum, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, dismissed the case last month, ruling that Nevada did not have to provide its statewide voter-registration list under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. asserted
Nevada → dismiss → 1960
The DOJ appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. asserted
DOJ → appeal → Circuit
Aguilar previously called the department’s request for voter information an attempt “to intimidate us into turning over protected voter data.” asserted
Aguilar → call → data
The DOJ previously said in its complaint that it sought the records to assess Nevada’s compliance with voter-list maintenance requirements under federal law. asserted
it → say → law
Nevada has also disputed President Donald Trump’s recent claim that as many as 15,903 noncitizens could be registered to vote in the state. uncertain
noncitizens → dispute → state
Homeland Security officials said last month they had identified 185 potential noncitizens, although they referred to the larger figure as a possible “ceiling.” asserted
they → say → ceiling
The subpoenas put Nevada alongside other battleground states where the FBI has sought election records this year. asserted
FBI → put → records
In January, FBI agents used a search warrant to seize more than 600 boxes of ballots and election records from Fulton County, Georgia, as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in the 2020 election. asserted
agents → use → election
A federal judge later denied Fulton County’s request to force the FBI to return the materials, finding that officials had not established that their rights were “callously disregarded.” asserted
rights → deny → materials
The ruling allowed the FBI to retain the records. asserted
FBI → allow → records
In March, the FBI used a federal grand jury subpoena to obtain records from the Arizona Senate’s 2021 review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election. asserted
FBI → use → election
The subpoena sought hard drives, videos, forensic images, and other records related to the review by Cyber Ninjas, according to a copy obtained by Votebeat. uncertain
subpoena → seek → Votebeat
The Washington Examiner contacted representatives from the DOJ and the FBI. asserted
Examiner → contact → DOJ
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