FBI agents fear Trump team will order them to seize voting machines and ballots in election takeover: report

Several current and former FBI officials say agents are worried they could be directed to seize ballots or voting machines in the days around next week's midterm elections, based on weak fraud allegations. MS NOW reported the concern, and The Independent relays it. Groups that back fair elections are preparing to give agents legal and ethical guidance in case such orders arrive.

The unease stems from earlier steps by the Trump administration, including the FBI's removal of ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, this year, which produced no criminal charges. One official fears that taking state election materials could break the chain of custody and cast doubt on vote counts. In July, two Atlanta-based bureau analysts were fired after declining to join the administration's inquiry into the 2020 election. Former agent Rob D'Amico warned that the bureau could be used to pursue questionable warrants.

Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Democrats will cheat, and the Justice Department asked California to remove about 20,000 names from its rolls. Todd Blanche did not rule out efforts to block certification, and Kash Patel said he did not know that deploying agents to polling places was illegal.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →