Exclusive: Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories - Reuters
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A White House adviser, Kurt Olsen, attempted to disrupt the U.S. election system by targeting Dominion Voting Systems machines, citing debunked conspiracy theories, but the plan collapsed due to lack of evidence.
White House adviser Kurt Olsen sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national-security risks, based on debunked election-rigging conspiracy theories.
U.S. President Donald Trump's election-security czar, Kurt Olsen, sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national-security risks, based on debunked election-rigging conspiracy theories.
White House adviser Kurt Olsen, tasked with proving widely debunked election-rigging conspiracy theories, pushed a plan to target Dominion Voting Systems machines, aiming to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking the Commerce Department to declare their components national-security risks.
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