Established Fact U.S. Attorney William McSwain disclosed in a June 9, 2021 letter that Attorney General Barr had instructed him to pass all Pennsylvania election-fraud reports to Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro – rather than investigate them independently – despite Shapiro having publicly stated before the election that he would “fight like hell” to ensure Pennsylvania […]
Established Fact DOJ Election Crimes Branch Director Richard Pilger resigned on November 9, 2020 – the same day AG Barr authorized U.S. Attorneys to investigate substantial allegations of election irregularities prior to certification. Fifteen District Election Officers (DEOs) subsequently wrote to AG Barr urging rescission of his memorandum, asserting no substantial allegations existed in their
Established Fact AG William Barr instructed U.S. Attorney William McSwain (E.D. Pa.) to route all Pennsylvania election fraud allegations to Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro rather than investigate them independently. McSwain publicly disclosed this instruction in a June 9, 2021 letter. Shapiro was an elected Democrat who had appeared in campaign advertising during the 2020 election,
Established Fact Acting AG William Barr directed U.S. Attorney William McSwain to route all Pennsylvania election fraud reports to Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro rather than to federal investigators. Shapiro had publicly stated before the election that he intended to “fight like hell” to ensure Pennsylvania went for Biden; had appeared in campaign advertising; and was
Established Fact On January 7, 2021, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe issued a formal memorandum documenting that career CIA analysts had suppressed assessments of Chinese interference in the 2020 election on political grounds, expressing reluctance to have their analysis used to support administration policies with which they personally disagreed. Ratcliffe’s memorandum states: “China analysts
Reasonable Inference [Reasonable Inference – Conflict-of-interest implications] Matthew Glen Olsen, who served as a board member of Hart InterCivic – the third-largest U.S. voting machine vendor – was appointed as Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Department of Justice, in November 2021. The National Security Division is the DOJ component responsible for, among other matters,
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger publicly announced that Pro V&V had conducted a forensic audit of Dominion voting machines and found ‘no sign of foul play.’ Open records requests to the counties named in his announcement produced no records of any such audit. Pro V&V’s own scope documentation confirmed it had performed only a logic
To the casual observer, internet voting represents the ultimate convenience—a long-overdue modernization of democracy for the digital age. However, beneath the surface of user-friendly interfaces lies an “architectural” reality that has seasoned cybersecurity strategists deeply concerned. While software bugs can be patched and code can be refined, fundamental flaws in a system’s design are permanent
