Schumer on Trump election board firings: 'Brazen attempt to seize control'

Schumer on Trump election board firings: 'Brazen attempt to seize control'. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday blasted President Trump's decision to fire members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, accusing the president of making a "brazen attempt to seize control of our elections." Schumer spoke after the Trump administration pushed out the three remaining members of the commission that helps states run their elections. The two Democratic commissioners on the panel were fired while the GOP member resigned. "Donald Trump said Republicans should 'take over the voting.' Today, he took another step toward doing exactly that," Schumer said in a statement. "Firing every remaining member of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission months before the midterms is a brazen attempt to seize control of our elections before a single vote is cast," he added. The New York Democrat accused Trump of "gutting the independent agency that certifies voting systems and helps election officials run secure elections" and vowed that Democrats will "fight this power grab at every turn."