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hookaleft

(1,425 posts)
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 02:56 PM Jun 19

Trump's Own Government Found No Evidence of Election Fraud -- and Is Hiding the Report

For months, the White House has been delaying the release of a report on the security of America’s voting machines, led by Tulsi Gabbard’s national intelligence office. According to Reuters, the report did reveal some vulnerabilities, like software that could be updated. But it found no evidence of a single vote ever flipped, much less a stolen election.

Clearly, this is a big problem for the White House. For years, the president has claimed the 2020 election was rigged. But when his own government went looking for proof, they found nothing. And they’re too embarrassed to tell you.

With the report still waiting, the President decided to put Pulte in charge, and publicly told him to take a closer look at his election fraud claims. Sounds like he wants a do-over, run by an even more shameless loyalist, until the answer changes.

If that report actually backed up what the president has been saying since 2020, it would be the White House’s top priority. Instead, you are not allowed to see it. And that silence tells you everything.

White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - White House officials have for months delayed the release of a U.S. government report that outlines what it describes as significant vulnerabilities in the ​nation's voting machines ahead of the November midterms, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

The report, produced by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, concludes that voting ‌machines could be further safeguarded by, for example, updating their software, the sources said. It does not say the vulnerabilities have led to votes flipping, but examines security gaps in how the machines are used during U.S. elections.

Some White House officials have argued the report could undermine voter confidence, particularly among Republicans. Others have said they do not believe the report goes far enough in supporting President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, the three sources said. Some Democrats said privately they ​worried Gabbard’s probe into voting machines would be used by the administration to push states to use paper ballots.

Several court cases filed by Trump's lawyers failed to prove voter fraud in the 2020 ​presidential race.
The sources were granted anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations.

https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-delays-release-us-voting-machine-study-midterms-near-2026-06-19/


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Trump's Own Government Found No Evidence of Election Fraud -- and Is Hiding the Report (Original Post) hookaleft Jun 19 OP
I'm reminded of a phrase often used in the corporate world referencing Sr Managers working an agenda... CincyDem Jun 19 #1
"Several court cases", Reuters?!? AZJonnie Jun 19 #2

CincyDem

(7,453 posts)
1. I'm reminded of a phrase often used in the corporate world referencing Sr Managers working an agenda...
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:15 PM
Jun 19

…they’ll torture the data until it confesses what they want to hear.

Pulte’s going to take that report into a soundproof room in the basement at Langley and water board it until it screams “fraudulent elections” at the top of it’s lungs. Only then will it be released.

AZJonnie

(4,216 posts)
2. "Several court cases", Reuters?!?
Fri Jun 19, 2026, 03:21 PM
Jun 19

How about 60+ court cases brought by Trump or Trump-adjacent entities?

White House officials have for months delayed the release of a U.S. government report that outlines what it describes as significant vulnerabilities in the ​nation's voting machines ahead of the November midterms, according to three sources familiar with the matter
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Some White House officials have argued the report could undermine voter confidence, particularly among Republicans. Others have said they do not believe the report goes far enough in supporting President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, the three sources said. Some Democrats said privately they ​worried Gabbard’s probe into voting machines would be used by the administration to push states to use paper ballots.


So, in other words, the report DOES describe significant vulnerabilities? I seriously doubt that it does so in any provable way

Seriously Reuters (and AP), of late, are always spinning up the fucking admin talking points on their behalf at the top of their articles.
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