Chuck Schumer
Role at the time: Senate Democratic Leader, in a joint statement with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the DSCC, DCCC and Democratic Governors Association chairs
Condemned
Statement summary
In a joint statement after filing suit, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the chairs of the DSCC, DCCC and Democratic Governors Association said they are taking legal action to block what they called Donald Trump's threats to deploy federal agents, including ICE and FBI agents, to polling places, and said "Federal law explicitly forbids voter intimidation and stationing armed federal agents at polling places".
“We are taking strong, joint legal action to block Donald Trump’s threats to deploy federal agents, including ICE and FBI agents, to polling places this November. … Federal law explicitly forbids voter intimidation and stationing armed federal agents at polling places.”