The Philadelphia District Attorney on Wednesday cautioned the Trump administration against sending poll watchers to the city on Election Day.
Head prosecutor Larry Krasner cautioned in an explanation that he “has something” for President Trump in the event that he breaks the law and sends “goon squads” to the city.
“The Trump Administration’s endeavors to stifle votes in the midst of a worldwide pandemic powered by their disregard for human life won’t go on without serious consequences in the origin of American democracy,” Krasner said in the announcement.
“Philadelphians from a variety of political sentiments accept emphatically in the rule of law, in reasonable and free elections, and in a vote based arrangement of government. We won’t be cowed or managed by a lawless, power-hungry despot. Some folks learned that the hard way in the 1700s,” he added.
The statement comes after a city judge ruled it is illegal for the Trump campaign to send poll watchers to the city during the presidential election.
The campaign had filed suit hoping to send poll watchers to monitor “satellite election offices,” where election workers register voters, process mail-in ballot applications and voters can submit their ballots.
In his statement, Krasner fumed that any attempt by the president to monitor city polls would be met by resistance from his office.
“Keep your Proud Boys, goon squads, and uncertified ‘poll watchers’ out of our city, Mr. President. Break the law here, and I’ve got something for you,” he wrote.
