DNC's Joint Status Report in Its FOIA Suit Calls McCotter's California Letter a Plausible Threat of Warrant-Based Ballot Seizure; Criminal Division Reported No Responsive Records

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Democracy Docket reports that the DNC’s side of the joint status report in its FOIA suit over ballot-seizure plans called the acting Deputy Attorney General’s California letter “a plausible threat that DOJ will attempt to engage in warrant-based ballot seizure,” and that the Criminal Division’s final response letter said “no responsive records.” That is the DNC’s inference as relayed by Democracy Docket; DOJ has not said it plans any seizure. I could not read the report itself, which is not on RECAP.

Context: 2026-09-23–democracy-docket-reports-kollar-kotelly-rejects-doj-delay-dnc-foia-suit-ballot-voting-machine-seizure-plans and 2026-10-16–doj-mccotter-letter-to-la-county-counsel-tabulating-flagged-ballots-risks-aiding-and-abetting-federal-crime.

Sources & Citations

[1] DNC v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 1:26-cv-02928 (D.D.C.), docket entries 16 and Oct. 16 minute order (CourtListener/RECAP; Dkt. 16 itself is not in RECAP) — CourtListener · Oct 16, 2026 Tier 1

[2] DOJ's California demand threatens 'warrant-based ballot seizure,' Democrats' court filing warns — Democracy Docket · Oct 15, 2026 Tier 3

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The Cascade Ledger. “DNC's Joint Status Report in Its FOIA Suit Calls McCotter's California Letter a Plausible Threat of Warrant-Based Ballot Seizure; Criminal Division Reported No Responsive Records.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 14, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-14--dnc-joint-status-report-says-mccotter-letter-plausible-threat-warrant-based-ballot-seizure-criminal-division-no-records/