Published 3 years ago • Washington, United States • Updated 3 years ago

Second draft order by Trump advisers sought to ask DHS to seize voting machines: report

Summary by Ground News

New reports confirm that Donald Trump personally led efforts to have the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seize voting machines in three states prior to the failed January 6, 2021, coup. The New York Times reported that Trump directed his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to make a remarkable call. CNN cited multiple sources confirming the existence of a second executive order directing the DHS to seizing voting machines.

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World Socialist Web Site

Press reports reveal Trump commissioned second draft executive order to seize voting machines

After ruling out having the military seize voting machines to overturn the 2020 election, Trump advisers drafted a second executive order instructing the Department of Homeland Security to do the job.

3 years ago·United States

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MSNBC

NYT report: Trump had direct role in proposals to seize voting machines

New York Times Washington correspondent Michael Schmidt and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance discuss the new reporting that former President Trump pressured federal agencies to do his bidding and seize voting machines

3 years ago·United States

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Deseret News

Report: Former President Trump had a role in plan to seize voting machines

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Conroe, Texas. | Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle via APFormer President Donald Trump had direct involvement in plan to seize voting machinesA new report from The New York Times suggests that former President Donald Trump was more directly involved with a plan to seize voting machines during the 2020 election than previously thought. The New York Times report said th…

3 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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CTV News

CNN exclusive: Trump advisers drafted more than one executive order to seize voting machines, sources say

Former President Donald Trump's advisers drafted two versions of an executive order to seize voting machines -- one directing the Department of Defence to do so and another the Department of Homeland Security -- as part of a broader effort to undermine the 2020 election results, multiple sources tell CNN.

3 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Trump directly involved in plans to seize voting machines -reports

WASHINGTON - Then-President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to use national security agencies to seize voting machines after his 2020 election loss, pressing his lawyer to make queries as advisers drafted two versions of a related executive order, media reports said. The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported on Monday that Trump directed

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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