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Kurt Olsen exits DOJ's 'grand conspiracy' probe amid staffing churn

Kurt Olsen, a former White House election security official, resigned from the Justice Department’s Florida-based 'grand conspiracy' investigation on Monday. This departure follows the recent exit of lead prosecutor Joe diGenova and highlights ongoing instability within the probe targeting Trump’s political opponents. While the investigation continues, it has yet to result in criminal charges, and new personnel have been hired to replace departing staff.

via The Washington Post|

#doj #election-integrity #grand-conspiracy

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Kurt Olsen Resigns From DOJ Amid Turmoil in 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe

Kurt Olsen, a former White House official and 2020 election denier, has resigned from the Justice Department. He was assigned to the 'grand conspiracy' investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, which has faced multiple leadership departures and no charges so far.

via CBS News|

#doj #election-denial #grand-conspiracy

politics4 months ago•101 min saved

Olsen’s Bid to Seize Voting Machines Exposed as Midterm Plot

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.

via The Daily Beast|

#2020-election #dominion-voting-systems #kurt-olsen

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Trump ally granted access to secret intelligence for 2020 election probe

Top U.S. intelligence agencies are sharing highly classified material with Kurt Olsen, Trump’s former campaign lawyer turned White House special government employee, to lead a probe into whether Biden’s 2020 victory involved fraud or electoral irregularities. Olsen has reportedly reviewed sensitive intelligence programs despite limited intelligence experience, raising concerns about politicization and potential risks to sources and methods. The White House says Trump has authority to declassify and direct access; Democrats worry the arrangement could undermine national security while arguing for independent election oversight.

via Politico|

#2020-election #donald-trump #intelligence-agencies