FBI Raid in Georgia Linked to Trump's Scheme to Rig Midterm Elections, Says Ari Berman

FBI Raid in Fulton County, Georgia

• 🔍 The FBI conducted a raid on an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing computers and ballots related to the 2020 election.
• 🎯 This action is seen as a dramatic escalation of tactics to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections, weaponizing Trump's conspiracy theories.
• ⚠️ The seizure of 700 boxes of ballots sets a chilling precedent for future election challenges.
• ❓ Unanswered questions surround the raid, including who the FBI will share the data with and why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present, as she is prohibited from domestic law enforcement activity.

Minnesota Voter Rolls and National Database

• ⚖️ In Minnesota, the Justice Department is attempting to obtain voter rolls from the state, with a broader goal of acquiring data from 24 states.
• 📊 The objective is to create the first-ever national database of all registered voters, raising significant privacy and security concerns.
• 🔒 This sensitive information includes driver's license numbers, social security numbers, and party history, making a large database an easier target for hacking.

Trump's Scheme to Interfere in Midterms

• 🚀 The actions in Georgia and Minnesota are described as a multifront, concerted effort to interfere in the midterm elections.
• 🗣️ The strategy involves continuing to lie about the 2020 election results to lay the groundwork for lying about and interfering in future elections.
• 📉 The ultimate goal appears to be to lie about voter fraud, remove people from voter rolls, and challenge election outcomes.