Connecticut announced plans to join a multi-state lawsuit against the head of the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday. Then, Postmaster General announced he would pause further cuts to the mail system until after the presidential election.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong held a press conference after filing the lawsuit. A reporter asked if he expected the issues to go to the Supreme Court.
“We’ll see. I hope that cooler heads are prevailing right now in the White House and at the U.S. Postal Service. I do hope the U.S. Postmaster General means what he says and I look forward to him making that commitment in writing before a judge,” Tong said.
Tong said he wants the Postmaster General to undo recent cuts to overtime, removal of mailboxes and sorting machines.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is a top Trump campaign donor appointed by the president. Democrats have accused the Trump administration of cutting the postal service to suppress mail-in votes.