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BumRushDaShow

(172,979 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:29 AM 15 hrs ago

FBI raids Ohio voting-rights organization

Source: MS NOW News

Jun. 11, 2026, 11:49 PM EDT


FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, according to three people briefed on the search.

Agents also fanned out across the state, showing up at the homes of the group’s leaders and staff members, carrying some subpoenas and seeking information and electronic devices, according to the people, two of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive ongoing investigation. Members of the group had made contact with lawyers on Thursday to determine their legal options, the people said.

Prentiss Haney, a board member for Ohio Organizing Collaborative, told MS NOW Thursday night that agents approached people with connections to Ohio Organizing Collaborative, including some who had performed basic canvassing and volunteer work for the group, and began pressing them for information. Agents were “basically trying to fish for information,” said Haney.

“They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders and community leaders’ doors intimidating them, coming and demanding that they talk about literally anything they would ask,” Haney said, adding that agents “asked them if they’re committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children, and just following them to work and school.”. Haney said some of the people said the agents approached without warrants. “Just straight-up intimidation tactics,” he said.

Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-pro-democracy-organization-raided-by-fbi

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FBI raids Ohio voting-rights organization (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP
Physically attacking voting rights organization?............... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #1
hem, you read my mind . i was just going to say something about that . but u did it better than i would . AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #11
Where does it say people were "physically attacked"? MichMan 14 hrs ago #16
first thought here as well. either we're 'stretching' - or employing new definition of 'physical assault' - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #21
Holding people against their will is a type of assault IbogaProject 5 hrs ago #34
Will repeat .... stretching and/or redefining stopdiggin 3 hrs ago #39
Because intimidation is not bad CivicGrief 12 hrs ago #26
Right! The skeptics here can be so misguided (I'm being polite, lol) wolfie001 12 hrs ago #28
This means Ohio's in play. ananda 13 hrs ago #20
They don't want Sherrod Brown to win liberalgunwilltravel 12 hrs ago #24
OH also has a race for governor LisaL 12 hrs ago #25
The insanity will be ratched up each week as the midterms approach. pat_k 15 hrs ago #2
Each Day Akakoji 4 hrs ago #36
When you're right, you're right! pat_k 4 hrs ago #37
Here we go again. Does Ohio still allow paying people to register voters? everyonematters 15 hrs ago #3
I looked it up. Paying people according to the number of people they register is outlawed. everyonematters 15 hrs ago #7
Has anyone told the FBI that the worst law-breakers are in the white house? mdbl 15 hrs ago #4
Exactly. The man who has been convicted of fraudulent business practices in a court of law. Walleye 15 hrs ago #5
Well, my thoughts today are bluestarone 15 hrs ago #6
"no warrant? fuck off!" ret5hd 14 hrs ago #8
This orangecrush 14 hrs ago #10
Cleveland is where a lot of Democratic voters live in OHIO. LisaL 14 hrs ago #9
And recent polling suggests that Ohio is swinging back toward the Ds. YodaMom2 14 hrs ago #15
The races for both governor and the senator LisaL 13 hrs ago #17
Straight up dictator shit orangecrush 14 hrs ago #12
Facsism Botany 14 hrs ago #13
To all of those who have been worrying that we are slipping towards fascism.... 70sEraVet 14 hrs ago #14
Fkin' Nazis! OMGWTF 13 hrs ago #18
Fascism is here folks. Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #19
WTF? Brownshirts in action. This is scary. Martin68 13 hrs ago #22
Just wait until popsdenver 8 hrs ago #29
Afraid of Sherrod Brown? Raven123 12 hrs ago #23
white racist pigs wolfie001 12 hrs ago #27
In other words Ramaswamy called Patel with a secret urgent message DFW 7 hrs ago #30
One of ghese days someone is gonna show up with warrants in hand demanding the FBI 'fess up Ford_Prefect 7 hrs ago #31
If it's a fishing derby then direct them to the nearest river Soul_of_Wit 6 hrs ago #32
States better have plans to deal with this bullshit, because it's coming full blast!! bluestarone 6 hrs ago #33
WaPo, FBI searches offices of Ohio voter registration group, seizing computers reACTIONary 5 hrs ago #35
This is what fascism looks like. SupportSanity 3 hrs ago #38
ARE THESE FBI AGENTS PROUD OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING? Jimvanhise 2 hrs ago #40

Lovie777

(24,130 posts)
1. Physically attacking voting rights organization?...............
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
15 hrs ago

Republicans are getting "more" desperate.

AllaN01Bear

(29,970 posts)
11. hem, you read my mind . i was just going to say something about that . but u did it better than i would .
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:46 AM
14 hrs ago

stopdiggin

(15,756 posts)
21. first thought here as well. either we're 'stretching' - or employing new definition of 'physical assault' - - - -(nt)-
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:03 PM
13 hrs ago

IbogaProject

(6,136 posts)
34. Holding people against their will is a type of assault
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:22 PM
5 hrs ago

It isn't like there is an active disaster or is a pressing investigation about a crime which just happened. If the Feds had any probable cause they could have waited until Monday and gotten a warrant.

stopdiggin

(15,756 posts)
39. Will repeat .... stretching and/or redefining
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:00 PM
3 hrs ago

show me where LE showing up at someone's door is defined as 'assault'
(except when we're engaged in freewheeling 'chat' sessions ... and embellishing ... running a line ... )

And secondly - when did we arrive at the idea that LE needed a warrant to 'talk' to someone? Misleading, misinformed and misguided ...
(You do of course have the right not to speak to officers - providing you're gutsy enough to exercise ... But the idea that you have been assaulted - or subject to ''warrantless' action ... Again ... Whoooosh ! That just ain't the way it works !)

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wolfie001

(8,109 posts)
28. Right! The skeptics here can be so misguided (I'm being polite, lol)
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:35 PM
12 hrs ago

The mere presence and intimidation are appalling enough.

pat_k

(14,304 posts)
2. The insanity will be ratched up each week as the midterms approach.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
15 hrs ago

The are getting beyond desperate.

everyonematters

(4,282 posts)
3. Here we go again. Does Ohio still allow paying people to register voters?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:36 AM
15 hrs ago

They will find a few of the workers who falsified registrants and blow it all out of proportion.

everyonematters

(4,282 posts)
7. I looked it up. Paying people according to the number of people they register is outlawed.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:57 AM
15 hrs ago

That is good. This is what got ACORN in trouble. They must have changed the law.

mdbl

(8,866 posts)
4. Has anyone told the FBI that the worst law-breakers are in the white house?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:41 AM
15 hrs ago

And some in the house and senate too.

Walleye

(45,705 posts)
5. Exactly. The man who has been convicted of fraudulent business practices in a court of law.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 09:45 AM
15 hrs ago

Which is why he is looking for fraud everywhere cause he thinks everybody must do it. And they don’t need any stinking constitution

YodaMom2

(230 posts)
15. And recent polling suggests that Ohio is swinging back toward the Ds.
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:01 AM
14 hrs ago

The WH can’t allow that.

This is a blatant, fascistic intimidation tactic, designed to suppress Democratic organizing and voting. The lack of warrants, the ham-handed “are you committing voter fraud” questioning, etc., are not necessarily designed to result in arrests, but to instill fear. Even if nothing BUT fear comes of this, they’ll consider it a success.

LisaL

(47,883 posts)
17. The races for both governor and the senator
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:05 AM
13 hrs ago

appear to be very competitive right now.

70sEraVet

(5,710 posts)
14. To all of those who have been worrying that we are slipping towards fascism....
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:00 AM
14 hrs ago

As a great novelist once wrote, "This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen".

And the question was always, "How could it have happened so FAST?"

popsdenver

(2,746 posts)
29. Just wait until
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:01 PM
8 hrs ago

election day when the Republicans swarm every voting location with battle dressed and armed ICE and Border Patrol goon Storm Troopers....

If they don't have enough they will enlist the Right Wing Militias from every state.......

The Republicans will stop at nothing to corruptly seize this election.....(once again)

wolfie001

(8,109 posts)
27. white racist pigs
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:32 PM
12 hrs ago

Not much else to add. I hope most Americans are appalled. And vote accordingly.

DFW

(60,637 posts)
30. In other words Ramaswamy called Patel with a secret urgent message
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:09 PM
7 hrs ago

I was able to intercept and decode it. It was very intricate, but if you pay close attention and read between the lines, the message becomes obvious. The full text appears below:

“Hey, Kash? HELLLLP!!”

Ford_Prefect

(8,686 posts)
31. One of ghese days someone is gonna show up with warrants in hand demanding the FBI 'fess up
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:19 PM
7 hrs ago

And deliver the paperwork showing who signed all the illegal and falsely brought actions.
Then they will proceed to arrest and araign all the signatories.

EVERY SINGLE DAMN ONE OF THEM!!!

Soul_of_Wit

(187 posts)
32. If it's a fishing derby then direct them to the nearest river
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 06:26 PM
6 hrs ago

I suggest a long walk on a convenient short pier. Just a little further. It's worth it.

bluestarone

(22,512 posts)
33. States better have plans to deal with this bullshit, because it's coming full blast!!
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 06:36 PM
6 hrs ago

How the fuck can these fuckers be stopped from doing this during a live election? We have to figure this out!!

reACTIONary

(7,364 posts)
35. WaPo, FBI searches offices of Ohio voter registration group, seizing computers
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 07:32 PM
5 hrs ago
https://wapo.st/4fICyVv, no paywall

The raid continues the Trump administration’s pattern of looking for voter fraud, which many experts say is minimal in the U.S.

Jimvanhise

(613 posts)
40. ARE THESE FBI AGENTS PROUD OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:30 PM
2 hrs ago

They have no evidence of voter fraud or they would reveal it. Conservatives don't like it when organizations help register people to vote because Republicans do nothing to help the average America and so hate the idea that more and more of them are voting. In 2016 Trump claimed that 3 million illegal aliens voted for Hillary Clinton but when attempts to prove that failed, the Trump administration disbanded the committee investigating that and refused to release the results of their investigations.

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