100% I think it's optics.

It reminds me of those police drug busts where they take a picture of all the drugs and it's just like a couple small bags, but they'll run the press release like "hundreds of lives saved!"

Acting like there are going to be millions of voters purged serves both party messages right now.

> it makes me wonder why the administration is pursuing this at all.

Why do we pursue murderers? There are not that many.

Either the law matters or it does not. Pick your own world to live in, but be consistent.