The Trump administration has lost 26 lawsuits seeking un-rejected voter rolls from states.
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The Parnas PerspectiveOct 26, 2026
Multiple sources from October 2026 report that the Justice Department lost 26 suits seeking unredacted state voter rolls, with The Atlantic, ProPublica and California's filing all giving the figure of 26 losses. The claim's "un-rejected" is a garbled "unredacted," and dropping the post's "all" is a faithful paraphrase, since sources also note several cases remain pending.
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… continues to lose in court on election fraud, saying, quote, anybody reporting voter fraud in the past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm election will be paid a million dollars upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the fraud. The offer comes after his administration has lost all 26 of its lawsuits seeking un rejected voter rolls from states. And, well, it only gets worse. One person that is looking for an exit, an off ramp, right now is Pete Hexeth. …
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Supports. The Atlantic reports the DOJ has lost 26 cases in district court and won none, with several cases still pending.[2]
Supports. ProPublica counts final rulings in 26 DOJ lawsuits for unredacted voter rolls, all decided against the department, with four cases pending and one settled.[3][4]
Supports. California's filing, as reported by CalMatters, says the Trump administration has lost 26 lawsuits seeking unredacted voter rolls from states.[5]
Context. Earlier reports gave lower counts (25 losses as of Sept 23–25), consistent with the total rising to 26 by mid-October.[1][6]
Context. Minnesota's attorney general's August release reported 0-23 at that time, an earlier snapshot of the same losing streak.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Trump continues voter data push despite repeated setbacksreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 20 for 26: The Trump Administration’s Astonishing Losing Recordtheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3How Judges Eviscerated Trump's DOJ Voter Data Lawsuitsprojects.propublica.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Judge accuses Trump DOJ of hiding its 'true motives'alternet.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5California calls Trump's election voting claims 'absurd' - CalMatterscalmatters.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Trump administration’s Washington voter roll lawsuit dismissedopb.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Attorney General Ellison wins dismissal of Trump Administration lawsuit demanding Minnesota’s voter rollsag.state.mn.us · not rated · cited for: context
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