Arizona Secretary of State Warns Trump Administration Seeks National Voter Database – Fact Check

TL;DR: The claim that the Trump administration is building a national voter database of all citizens is mostly false; a Trump‑appointed judge rightly dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit against Arizona’s voter roll; and the allegation that the FBI seized Cyber Ninjas data in March 2024 cannot be verified.

### Claim 1 The Trump administration is said to be obtaining voter registration files from 30 states to create a centralized database of every U.S. citizen’s personal information. The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against at least 30 states seeking detailed voter‑registration records, including dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial SSNs. Officials state the data will be shared with the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE system to verify citizenship, not to assemble a master list of all Americans. At least 13 states have voluntarily complied with the DOJ’s request, while others resist.

Verdict: Mostly false.

Analysis: While the request for voter rolls is documented, the allegation of a universal citizen list adds an unsubstantiated motive and scope beyond the stated immigration‑verification purpose.

### Claim 2 On Tuesday, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump, Susan Brnovich, dismissed a DOJ lawsuit seeking Arizona's voter roll, ruling that the department lacked legal entitlement to the document. Multiple news sources report that U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee confirmed in 2019, dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit against Arizona, finding the department had no legal right to the voter‑registration files. The judge stated that Arizona’s voter list is not a document the Attorney General can demand, a conclusion echoed by courts in California, Oregon, Michigan, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Verdict: True.

Analysis: Independent corroboration gives high confidence that the dismissal and the judge’s reasoning are accurate.

### Claim 3 In March 2024, the FBI is alleged to have seized a large amount of digital data from the Cyber Ninjas audit of Maricopa County's 2020 election. None of the supplied news articles mention an FBI seizure of Cyber Ninjas data in March 2024, and no independent reporting or official statements confirm the seizure. The Cyber Ninjas audit, widely debunked, concluded that Biden won the election; claims of an FBI seizure appear only in commentary without verification.

Verdict: Unverifiable.

Analysis: Without corroborating sources, the claim remains unsubstantiated.

What to watch next: ongoing legal challenges over voter‑data requests, potential appeals of the Brnovich ruling, and any further developments regarding the Cyber Ninjas material.