AUSTIN, Texas — Former Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions pressured the Texas secretary of state and attorney general’s offices to investigate Dallas County over the 2020 election, according to documents obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
Letters and emails show the Waco Republican, who now represents the 17th District, engaged in an extensive back and forth with Secretary of State John Scott’s office for several months this year, seeking to elevate the concerns of a Dallas open records advocacy group and form an organized investigation involving the three offices.
The Open Records Project obtained data it said indicated thousands of voters were removed from the rolls during early voting in 2020. Dallas County Elections Administrator Michael Scarpello said he could not explain the removals, and the secretary of state’s office characterized them as regular maintenance.
