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The Democratic National Committee sued the Justice Department on Thursday over its refusal to turn over documents related to any plans to seize ballots, voting machines and other election materials ...

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The DNC requested records from the DOJ in February about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified. The DNC says it has received no responsive records -- and now it's suing to get them: https://demdock.com/4cWJmMX

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-- Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 8:30 PM · Aug 22, 2026

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... "Following the seizure of archived ballots from Fulton County, Georgia " and seeking to ensure that the Trump administration does not attempt unprecedented abuses of criminal law enforcement tools to undermine upcoming elections " the Democratic National Committee sent requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act, to components of the Department of Justice concerning any planned seizure of ballots, voting machines and other voting systems components," the DNC says in its complaint.

"Nearly five months later, the DNC has received no responsive documents, not even a list of documents withheld under statutory exemptions," the DNC says. "To ensure that the American people obtain timely knowledge of potential threats to free and fair elections and to enable the DNC to take appropriate action to ensure voting rights are protected, the DNC now seeks this court's aid to enforce FOIA requirements."

The FBI acknowledged the request Feb. 18, then sent a letter on March 27 stating the request was administratively closed because it was "too vague" and thus it could not "reasonably locate records."

When the DNC contacted the FBI public liaison on March 31 to address the vagueness, the FBI "refused to engage in a cooperative process and advised that an administrative appeal was the only path forward."

On April 21, the DNC filed its appeal, but has received no further communications about the appeal's status. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 02:29 PM | Reply


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Looks like another Pres Trump cover-up.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 02:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The midterms are under attack by the fascist whitehouse.

The plans they are putting in place...

The USPS is already working on implementing plans to not deliver ballots to states that did not turn over their voter rolls despite a court ruling that they cannot do that.

The DOJ is planning on seizing polling machines.

ICE is going to illegally block the polls.

All this will go down on election day and by the time it is sorted out in court Pedo's little Johnson will have already certified the election with a sweeping GOP win.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-24 01:01 PM | Reply

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