A federal judge has ordered the government to disclose which states received letters, according to a report from The New York Times. The letters were described as "trying to enlist them" in an effort to find evidence of voter fraud. The judge gave the government until noon on Friday to provide that information, the Times reported.
The Times headline frames the order as a requirement that Trump officials outline the election demands sent to states. The summary states the same core request: identification of the states that received the letters. The summary does not describe what the letters asked the states to do beyond their stated aim of finding evidence of voter fraud.
The Times summary does not identify the judge, the states involved, or the case in which the order was issued. It also does not say who sent the letters, which officials are involved, or what reasoning the judge gave for the order. The summary does not indicate how many states received letters. These gaps are noted here because the summary is the only account this story relies on.
The report is credited to Zach Montague of The New York Times. The summary does not indicate whether the government has responded to the order or whether it plans to meet the deadline.
No other outlet's reporting on the order was used in preparing this account, and the details above are limited to what the Times summary states. Further details of the order, if any, are not reported here. The summary states no date or time other than the noon Friday deadline.
Sources: The New York Times: Judge Orders Trump Officials to Outline Election Demands Sent to States.