All articles tagged with #2020 election
A federal judge in Atlanta blocked the DOJ’s subpoena seeking the names and personal contact details of Fulton County’s 2020 election workers and volunteers, calling the request overly broad and burdensome and noting the information isn’t needed to pursue charges given the statute of limitations; the DOJ argued it’s a normal investigative step, while Fulton County warned the move could chill election participation.
The FBI plans to deploy about 260 staffers to Fulton County, Georgia, to support the ongoing 2020 election investigation, with each analyst or staffer assigned to review roughly 708 records by July 17. The move, described as a priority effort, follows earlier seizures of election materials in the county and reflects continued scrutiny of the 2020 vote in Georgia.
The FBI has redirected hundreds of analysts to its investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, boosting resources at the Fulton County Election Hub in Union City as part of the ongoing probe.
Kristen Welker says Donald Trump stormed out of a Meet the Press interview in Wisconsin after she pressed him on his unproven claim that the 2020 election was rigged. Trump blamed the rain for his mood and said the interview would be redone in Washington, while Welker emphasized she aimed to get clear answers for the American people. The moment comes amid broader coverage of Trump’s conflicts with media and his ongoing election claims.
Reuters reports that White House adviser Kurt Olsen spearheaded a bid to seize Dominion voting machines in about half the states, pushing debunked claims of foreign hacking tied to the 2020 election. The plan envisioned moving to hand‑counted paper ballots if machines were removed, but investigators could not substantiate the vulnerabilities, and experts warned such a switch would be chaotic. The effort, tied to Olsen’s Stop the Steal background, progressed to the point that Commerce Department officials reportedly weighed legal grounds, but the scheme collapsed and the White House dismissed the Reuters report as misinformation.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he will grant clemency to Tina Peters, halving her nine-year prison sentence for allowing unauthorized access to Mesa County’s voting system after the 2020 election, with paroled timing possible within a month after time served. The decision followed Peters’ leniency application and Trump’s public pressure; Peters was convicted on four state felonies and the appeals court upheld the conviction but said the sentence was too harsh, while Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold opposed leniency.
Federal agents sought to interview Milwaukee County's elections director; an FBI agent visited her private residence, prompting the county clerk to say the inquiry should have gone through the Election Commission's office and that the county will cooperate with legitimate law enforcement while defending voters' rights. The move is part of a broader federal focus on election administration in several states, with the FBI not commenting on the case.
Several top Republican contenders for governor in key battleground states are tied to attempts to overturn or cast doubt on the 2020 election, showing that election denialism remains a major force in GOP primaries across Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and California. While some candidates embrace “election integrity” policies or align with Trump’s 2020 efforts, others are more cautious in public messaging; Democrats warn the stance could shape future elections, even as inflation and the economy dominate voters’ concerns today.
A federal judge ruled the DOJ does not have to return the 2020 Fulton County ballots seized by the FBI, allowing the records to stay in the federal probe; Fulton County may appeal the decision.
A federal judge ruled the DOJ can retain about 600 boxes of Fulton County election records seized in January 2020, allowing the ongoing probe tied to the 2020 election to proceed despite flaws in the warrant basis and execution; Fulton County’s lawsuit to return the materials was denied at this early stage, with the judge concluding the rights violations alleged were not enough to halt the investigation.
A federal judge in Georgia denied Fulton County's request to return ballots and other 2020-election materials seized by the FBI, ruling the supporting affidavit had defects (including allegedly misleading statements about the final ballot count and omissions about ballot mechanisms) but not to the degree of ‘callous disregard’; the ruling rejects the county's 10th Amendment and bad-faith arguments and keeps the materials with the government as the case moves forward, noting the seizure was not perfect but must be evaluated under established legal standards.
A federal judge denied Georgia officials’ bid to have evidence seized by the FBI in its investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County returned, allowing the DOJ’s inquiry to proceed.
The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting the names of people who worked on Fulton County’s 2020 election in Georgia, as part of an ongoing federal review of election administration.
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized in 'critical but stable' condition, per his spokesman, with details on location and cause not disclosed. President Trump expressed support and praised Giuliani, whose career spans from mayor during 9/11 to a controversial role in post-2020 election disputes.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Lycoming County must turn over 2020 voting records to Heather Honey, a DHS official and election-skeptic activist, saying public access lets citizens check the math and verify reported votes; Honey has pushed false fraud claims and led anti-voting groups, but the court said disclosure complies with voter secrecy laws.