Attorney General Pam Bondi has shuttered the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force, citing “risks of further weaponization,” according to a report today. This task force was a crucial bulwark against foreign influence, particularly in American elections, and its disbanding sends a dangerous signal to America’s adversaries abroad. Whistleblower Aid’s Andrew Bakaj issued the following statement in response:

“Preventing foreign interference in our elections should be a bipartisan imperative, and voters and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle should rise to the defense of our democracy when one side unilaterally dismantles the team charged with preventing it. Blinding our law enforcement to these threats is an open invitation to foreign powers to help the President and his allies win future elections.”