COLORADO: DOJ request puts Jena Griswold’s elections record under scrutiny.

While Secretary of State Jena Griswold claims that a recent request for election data by the Department of Justice (DOJ) is nothing more than an attempt to “push their ridiculous disinformation and lies to the American public,” legacy media covering the request seem to have forgotten Griswold’s many missteps and questionable conduct during her tenure overseeing Colorado elections.

A recent National Public Radio (NPR) report, republished by Colorado Public Radio (CPR) and heavily biased in Griswold’s favor, called the request “an unprecedented amount of election data” driven by Justice Department review of “cases targeting the president’s political allies” and identified the DOJ as catering to Trump’s “desire to exert more power over state voting processes.”

The framing of the coverage is unsurprising given that both NPR and CPR have themselves been the subject of headlines as of late as they push back against Trump’s ongoing effort to end federal taxpayer subsidies for public radio.

However, ongoing problems under Griswold during her tenure appear to be at least as likely a reason for the request.

Colorado Republican Party Chairwoman Brita Horn said the investigation is warranted considering the issues Griswold has had over her two terms.

If Griswold isn’t the worst partisan hack of a secretary of state in the country, she must be a close second.

Please, DOJ, move as quickly as possible.