Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is firing back at the Biden administration, accusing the Department of Justice of politically weaponizing its power by suing the state over its long-standing election integrity law. The DOJ lawsuit, filed just weeks before the November election, challenges Virginia’s nearly 20-year-old law that manages voter rolls and removes noncitizens who self-identify at the DMV. Youngkin defended the law, signed by Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine in 2006, as crucial for election integrity, noting it has been vetted by the DOJ in the past and applied under both Republican and Democratic governors. Youngkin slammed the timing of the lawsuit as political interference, coming as Virginia tightens as a key battleground state.
