POLITICO: Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines
The draft executive order shows that the weeks between Election Day and the Capitol attack could have been even more chaotic than they were. It credulously cites conspiracy theories about election fraud in Georgia and Michigan, as well as debunked notions about Dominion voting machines.
The order empowers the defense secretary to “seize, collect, retain and analyze all machines, equipment, electronically stored information, and material records required for retention under” a U.S. law that relates to preservation of election records. It also cites a lawsuit filed in 2017 against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
It's becoming increasingly clear how seriously Trump considered seizing voting machines in an attempt to subvert the election.
The timeline is becoming clearer:https://t.co/iJm1ECAIdx
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 21, 2022
1/ MORE: The draft executive order cites two classified documents: National Security Presidential Memoranda 13 and 21. The existence of NSPM 21 had not been previously reported.
Source familiar says both speak to the WH involvement in cyber attacks…https://t.co/UPyNL5w736
— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) January 21, 2022
Here is the order prepared for Donald Trump's signature in December 2020 that would have directed the Secretary of Defense to utilize the National Guard to seize voting machines and information- just published by @woodruffbets. Author is unclear. https://t.co/knyOJ6qowI pic.twitter.com/5FyQTqP9pf
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) January 21, 2022
