Trump's Attempt to Ban Voting Machines Fails Amid Lack of Evidence
Trump plot to kill midterm voting machines collapses as aide finds zero evidence: report
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A plan by Kurt Olsen, a White House adviser under Donald Trump, to ban Dominion Voting Systems machines due to alleged security risks collapsed after failing to provide evidence. The attempt, which aimed to influence the upcoming midterm elections, highlights ongoing concerns about election integrity and Trump's previous efforts to control voting processes.
- 01Kurt Olsen sought to label Dominion Voting Systems machines as national security threats to ban them before the midterms.
- 02Olsen's team could not find evidence to support their claims, discovering only non-threatening components from U.S. and allied nations.
- 03The Commerce Department had begun exploring legal grounds for the ban last September, but it ultimately failed.
- 04Trump's administration previously attempted to seize voting machines and control election processes, raising concerns about future election integrity.
- 05Experts warn that changing to hand counting could lead to chaos and facilitate cheating in elections.
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Kurt Olsen, a White House adviser during Donald Trump's administration, attempted to ban Dominion Voting Systems machines, claiming they posed national security risks. This effort was aimed at influencing the upcoming November midterm elections but collapsed when Olsen's team failed to provide any evidence to substantiate their claims. Reports indicate that the Commerce Department began exploring legal grounds for this ban last September, but the plan fell apart after Olsen's team could not justify it. They had dismantled Dominion machines seized from Puerto Rico, but only found a chip from Intel, a U.S. company, and other components from Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia, none of which were deemed security threats. This incident is part of a broader pattern of Trump's attempts to exert control over election processes, including previous efforts to seize voting machines and impose stricter voting regulations. Experts, such as University of Michigan computer-science professor Alex Halderman, caution that transitioning to hand counting could lead to chaos and increase the risk of cheating in elections.
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The failure of this plan may help maintain the current voting systems in place for the upcoming midterm elections, ensuring that voters can use established methods without new restrictions.
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