INVESTIGATE: Trump’s postmaster general ousts key officials ahead of election

Sen. Ron Johnson, Chair of Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

Trump and his hand-picked postmaster general are determined to undermine and overwhelm the United States Postal Service ahead of the November election.

USPS offers crucial services for Americans nationwide -- including enabling millions to vote safely from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. But DeJoy keeps making drastic changes to the agency that could hinder its ability to reliably provide these services.

Last month, he implemented extreme new regulations that have slowed down mail delivery -- eliminating overtime, cutting extra trips, and forcing mail carriers to leave mail behind at distribution centers, if delivering it might extend their hours.

And now, by completely transforming USPS leadership overnight, DeJoy has given himself more control over USPS’ day-to-day operations -- and de-emphasized decades of institutional postal knowledge.

These changes are dangerous -- some are calling them “deliberate sabotage.” [1] And they’re sure to create chaos within USPS, which will especially harm rural communities, seniors, small businesses, and the millions of Americans who are planning to vote safely by mail this fall.

With his mega-donor running the Postal Service (a rarity for an agency historically led by USPS career civil servants), Trump seems set on slowing the service to a crawl, while disorienting its leaders with major personnel changes -- as a part of his crusade against vote-by-mail.

We can’t let that happen. If you believe we need a strong, reliable USPS ahead of the November elections -- tell Sen. Ron Johnson to immediately launch a Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee investigation into DeJoy’s conduct.


1) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/07/postal-service-investigation-dejoy/

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To: Sen. Ron Johnson, Chair of Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
From: [Your Name]

Postmaster general Louis DeJoy just blindsided USPS staff by reassigning 23 of the agency’s top officials. These sudden changes will give DeJoy -- a GOP mega-donor with no previous USPS experience -- more power over the Postal Service’s operations ahead of the presidential election.

DeJoy’s shake-up could impede our ability to vote reliably by mail in November. Sen. Johnson, whose committee has jurisdiction over USPS, must investigate these changes immediately.