Trump's Attempts to Seize Voting Machines: Past and Future Threats

Past Attempts to Seize Voting Machines

• 🗳️ In 2020, Donald Trump attempted to use multiple conspiracies to steal the election after his 63 lawsuits failed.
• 🏛️ One conspiracy involved pressuring Bill Bar to have the DOJ seize voting machines, which Bar refused.
• 🛡️ The DHS and SISA were also approached, but officials like Miles Taylor stated they lacked the authority.
• 🎖️ Trump then considered having the Pentagon seize voting machines, a plan Rudy Giuliani advised against unless foreign interference was proven.
• 🛰️ A subsequent effort involved fabricating foreign election interference, with Mike Flynn and Sydney Powell drafting an executive order for the military to seize machines.
• 📄 John Ratcliffe informed Jeffrey Clark that there was no foreign election interference, a fact confirmed by texts between Clark and Scott Perry.

The Role of Foreign Interference Narratives

• 🌍 The push for foreign election interference was a strategy to justify federal intervention, particularly by the DoD, by framing it as a national security issue.
• 🇺🇸 The CIA is legally prohibited from operating within the United States, making their involvement in domestic election security impossible.
• 📰 Tulsi Gabbard, as the new DNI, has a history of spinning narratives, including a report on Russian election interference that downplayed its significance.
• 🇻🇪 The invasion of Venezuela and the potential for a confession from Nicolás Maduro are discussed as a fabricated basis for foreign interference claims.

Current Concerns and Future Threats

• 🚨 Trump has expressed regret for not using an executive order to seize voting machines, raising concerns about future attempts, especially in a midterm election year.
• 🎯 Efforts are underway to discredit those who debunked past foreign interference claims, including Jack Smith's investigation and officials like Chris Krebs.
• ⚖️ The statute of limitations for some crimes has passed, but ongoing concealment or conspiracy could extend the timeline.
• 🚫 The absence of former