Murphy says Trump administration 'creating this mayhem' to 'take control' of midterms
thehill.com

... Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) believes the Trump administration's deployment of federal immigration personnel to cities nationwide is part of a quest to "take control" of the midterm elections.

"It has always been, I think, the fear, and now I think closer to the reality that the Trump administration is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, in order to take control of the election, to say, Oh, the city's out of control, the state's out of control, you can't trust the state government, we just need to run the election in November,'" Murphy told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." ...

n addition to Minneapolis, the administration has sent federal immigration enforcement to other Democratic-run cities and states, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and Maine, over the past year. That has sparked concerns from local and state officials and law enforcement.

Murphy said Bondi's letter is "definitive proof" that the administration has broader plans with those tactics.

It is "trying to trade the presence of ICE and the murder and mayhem that they are causing for control of Minnesota's elections," he said. ...