Two national GOP organizations on Thursday came to Georgia’s defense in a Department of Justice lawsuit that alleges a recently passed election law violates voting protections for minorities.

The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee announced they are intervening to defend Georgia against the "politically-motivated lawsuit."

"The RNC is intervening in this case because the security of the ballot is more important than Democrat power grabs," chair Ronna McDaniel said, adding in a statement that Democrats are "weaponizing the Justice Department by trying to strong-arm the state of Georgia into making its elections less secure."