FBI raids Fulton Cnty Elections Bd | Usual Suspects revive 2020 claims to impact 2026 elections

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www.salon.com

How the Fulton County raid is giving Sidney Powell an encore

The wild conspiracy theories of Trump's former attorney are driving the new federal probe into the "Big Lie"
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“… The state’s election board, which has been packed with MAGA loyalists, had also been trying to obtain the ballots and other documents, and they appealed to the Justice Department for assistance.

The objective seems to be to take over the election system from the county and install GOP apparatchiks to take charge of the voting system. Presumably the mere fact of an FBI “investigation” could be the pretext for such a move.

Republicans are eager to topple Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelection in 2026 — a race that could decide control of the Senate and the fate of the remainder of Trump’s second term. They aren’t taking any chances.…”
 
nycfan said:
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www.salon.com

How the Fulton County raid is giving Sidney Powell an encore

The wild conspiracy theories of Trump's former attorney are driving the new federal probe into the "Big Lie"
www.salon.com www.salon.com

“… The state’s election board, which has been packed with MAGA loyalists, had also been trying to obtain the ballots and other documents, and they appealed to the Justice Department for assistance.

The objective seems to be to take over the election system from the county and install GOP apparatchiks to take charge of the voting system. Presumably the mere fact of an FBI “investigation” could be the pretext for such a move.

Republicans are eager to topple Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelection in 2026 — a race that could decide control of the Senate and the fate of the remainder of Trump’s second term. They aren’t taking any chances.…”
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“… Gabbard’s involvement indicates that they may be looking at Powell’s inane foreign interference charges that have been floating around the Dominion and Smartmatic voting machine lawsuits for years, which falsely claimed that the two corporations were in fact secret Venezuelan companies.

… One of the main conspiracy theories circulating in the right-wing fever swamps is that former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ready to spill the beans about his country’s interference in the election. As Benny Johnson, a MAGA provocateur with close ties to the White House, put it, “This is why you see the globalists around the world bricking in their pants — they’re terrified because Venezuela was ground zero for election theft.”

If there’s anyone in the Trump administration willing to run with that, it’s Tulsi Gabbard. At this point, it appears to be her only responsibility. …”
 
nycfan said:
“… Gabbard’s involvement indicates that they may be looking at Powell’s inane foreign interference charges that have been floating around the Dominion and Smartmatic voting machine lawsuits for years, which falsely claimed that the two corporations were in fact secret Venezuelan companies.

… One of the main conspiracy theories circulating in the right-wing fever swamps is that former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ready to spill the beans about his country’s interference in the election. As Benny Johnson, a MAGA provocateur with close ties to the White House, put it, “This is why you see the globalists around the world bricking in their pants — they’re terrified because Venezuela was ground zero for election theft.”

If there’s anyone in the Trump administration willing to run with that, it’s Tulsi Gabbard. At this point, it appears to be her only responsibility. …”
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“… So now he’s got Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel on the case, and with the guiding spirit of Sidney Powell, they are on a mission to “find” those 11,000 votes that he so notoriously begged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find for him back in 2020. No one should be surprised if they magically turn up now that they are in the hands of Patel and Bondi’s FBI.

Trump, no doubt, would be happy to pardon Maduro if he were willing to testify that he somehow facilitated Biden’s victory in 2020. It doesn’t have to make sense, and there doesn’t need to be any believable proof. If Bondi and Patel can bring some cases that actually result in a real trial, then all the better.

But this is not just an ego-soothing exercise for the president.

The Republican Party is attempting to use its power and Trump’s Big Lie to build a voting system in Georgia and other states that will give the GOP a permanent electoral advantage. …”
 
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If I have this right, the events have so far proceeded like this:

MAGA folks take control of Georgia Election Board

In 2022, Republicans in the Georgia legislature pass an election law that removes the Secretary of State as chair of the Elections Board and replaces that role with a chair selected by the legislature.

Having seized control of the makeup of the Board, the legislature also empowers it to remove county election boards and replace them with an interim elections manager if they deem the local boards as in need of intervention. At no time may the State Election Board suspend more than four county or municipal elections managers.

In 2024, MAGA appointees are in firm control of the Elections Board and make a slew of last minute changes in process and demand to review the Fulton County 2020 reaults

In 2025, the Elections Board seeks Trump DoJ assistance in fighting Fulton County

In 2025 an apparently risible election fraud lawsuit is filed against Fulton county citing conspiracies about election fraud in 2025

DOJ uses that lawsuit as a basis to launch a criminal investigation and ultimately obtain a search warrant for Fulton County election data

Days after the warrant is obtained and executed in 2026, the lawsuit is tossed out of court by the judge for failure to even state a justiciable claim (and outcome that was apparently unsurprising and probably drove timing on the DOJ moving when it did to obtain a warrant)

The DOJ investigation provides sufficient pretext for the state election board to take control of Fulton county elections

Georgia has a heated GOP primary on March 17 for governor, pitting the Secretary of State who has defended the 2020 election against the Lt Governor who was a 2020 fake elector (among others)

Georgia has a key U.S. Senate race in 2026

Fulton county votes around 69% Dems in the 2022 off-year election, almost 73% Dems for POTUS in 2020 and 72% Dems for POTUS in 2024

Whatever else happens, the series of events seems pointed toward a state board takeover of the Fulton County elections board, perhaps even ahead of the primaries.

More background:

slate.com

The Real Reason Trump Chose Georgia as His First Strike on the 2026 Vote

On Monday, the New York Times reported a bizarre and shocking update to news of an FBI raid last week on a Georgia election office.
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