The Federal Election Commission is dropping the hammer on President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice.
On Wednesday, the Washington Free Beacon posted a letter from FEC Chairman Sean Cooksey to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz and counsel Jeffrey Ragsdale, alleging the DOJ violated its own internal policies when it sent a letter to Elon Musk giving a warning about his political action committee giving away $1 million to registered voters in swing states.
The DOJ letter was picked up by the New York Times on Oct. 23. Cooksey broke down its substance and the issues he saw with the DOJ’s actions in his letter Wednesday.
Cooksey alleged the letter was leaked internally at the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section of its Criminal Division, with its intent being “to intimidate and chill private citizens and organizations from campaigning on behalf of President Trump.”
The content of the DOJ letter “informed America PAC that its constitutionally protected political activities may violate federal laws against paying individuals to register to vote, and then threatened the organization with potential criminal investigation and prosecution,” according to Cooksey.