I'm Suing Donald Trump to STOP His National Voter Database
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias
Democracy Docket
4.9 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Marc Elias is suing Donald Trump to stop his unconstitutional executive order creating a national citizen list. In this video, Marc breaks down this dangerous overreach of executive power, and reviews his history of fighting for free and fair elections.
Support Democracy Docket's mission:
https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/anchor-youtube-tuesday
00:00 Trump & Threats to Elections
02:10 My History Fighting Trump in Court
04:00 The Ongoing Battle Over Voting Rights
06:05 DOJ Lawsuits & Push for Voter Data
09:08 The “No National Database” Claim
10:21 What Trump Is Building Behind the Scenes
12:32 Executive Order Strategy Explained
14:10 Lawsuits to Stop the Executive Order
19:29 How the Plan Impacts Voting & Mail Ballots
23:07 Criminalization, Enforcement & Federal Pressure
29:20 Bigger Risks, Future Escalation & Final Thoughts
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4. Stream now. By now, I'm sure you've heard that Donald Trump is trying to take overvoting. |
| 0:23.8 | You worry that there are attacks on free and fair elections that are in the wings for this November. |
| 0:29.1 | You know that Donald Trump is capable of just about anything. |
| 0:32.8 | Well, look, I know it too. |
| 0:34.4 | And not just as an observer, but as a lawyer who has been in his crosshairs on the front lines, |
| 0:39.9 | and I'm in the courtrooms right now fighting. In this episode, I'm going to give you an insider's |
| 0:44.5 | look at what Donald Trump is up to. I'll break down the Department of Justice lawsuits that are |
| 0:49.3 | trying to get at your sensitive voter data and how they connect to the most recent executive order |
| 0:54.1 | that he issued that |
| 0:55.1 | I'm already in court suing to block. Look, there's going to be a lot here and it's going to be a bit of a |
| 0:59.5 | journey. So my advice is grab yourself a drink, sit back, pay attention, and hopefully enjoy the |
| 1:05.2 | ride. But before I get into it, please make sure you're subscribed to Democracy Docket to learn how |
| 1:10.0 | you can protect democracy. |
| 1:12.2 | I go way back with Donald Trump. And it's not just because I was born and raised in New York |
| 1:16.6 | where he was kind of a cartoon character on the scene in the tabloids. No, you know, as a lawyer, |
| 1:23.4 | as far back as when President Obama was in office, I was involved in fighting against his lies |
| 1:30.2 | about whether the president was born in the United States. He clearly was. After that, |
| 1:35.3 | I worked for Hillary Clinton. I was her general counsel when she ran for president in 2016. |
| 1:40.6 | And I recognized Donald Trump then for what he is, a wannabe dictator, someone who really has no |
| 1:47.8 | business being not just the president, but really any place near the White House. |
| 1:51.4 | I listened to what he said in 2015 and 2016, and I took it seriously and literally. |
| 1:58.5 | And one of the things I listened to were all of the threats he made against our |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Democracy Docket, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Democracy Docket and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.