U.S. District Judge Amir Ali on June 3 dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that claimed that President Donald Trump would someday harness the power of the executive branch to interfere in upcoming elections.
The suit was brought in response to an executive order by Trump that said the president and the attorney general would have the final say on legal questions regarding executive branch employees.
“The President and the Attorney General’s opinions on questions of law are controlling on all employees in the conduct of their official duties,” the executive order reads.
The DNC said this means Trump would exercise too much control over the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and might use that power to cripple his political opponents....
