Trump Adviser Sought Commerce Ban on Dominion Voting Machines: Reuters
Commerce officials briefly explored the plan, but it collapsed after advisers failed to provide evidence for the national security claim.
- Last year, President Donald Trump's election-security czar Kurt Olsen sought to ban Dominion Voting Systems machines used in at least 27 states by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national security risks.
- The effort stemmed from debunked theories that Dominion machines contained code controlled by Venezuelans to steal the 2020 election, pushed by Olsen alongside Paul McNamara and Brian Sikma to justify federal intervention in state elections.
- A teardown of machines seized in Puerto Rico revealed no evidence of hacking, finding only standard components including an Intel chip packaged in China that experts do not consider a security threat.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's office ultimately took no action after Olsen's team failed to provide evidence; a spokesperson stated Lutnick never discussed the issue with McNamara or engaged in the topic at all.
- While the plan collapsed, President Trump continues to repeat election-rigging allegations, most recently on May 12 when he reposted a six-year-old clip making claims about Dominion machines deleting votes.
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