Sen. Mike Lee says Utah’s elections chief is wrong to defy Trump’s DOJ, as Gov. Cox, other Republicans defend her

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, who is resisting the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain Utah voters’ private data, was notified this week that she is under federal investigation.

(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox listen as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington.