The claim was always bogus, but now DOJ’s John Gore has admitted it:
BREAKING: @TheJusticeDept official John Gore — drafter of DOJ's request for citizenship question on #2020census — testified that adding the question is "not necessary" for enforcing the Voting Rights Act.
From transcript of Gore's deposition for lawsuits, provided by @ACLU👇 pic.twitter.com/OFj8JhpGA6
— Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) (@hansilowang) November 4, 2018