Rob D’Amico, a former FBI agent and MS NOW contributor, said he feared the bureau could be used to seize voting machines or obtain warrants based on questionable probable cause. Representative Image (Photo/FBI)
\n\nSome FBI agents and officials are concerned that the Donald Trump administration could direct them to seize voting machines and ballots ahead of the US midterm elections, potentially using questionable legal grounds to investigate unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud, according to a report by MS NOW.
\n\nMultiple current and former FBI officials told the outlet that agents fear they could receive orders to confiscate election materials. Election integrity advocates are reportedly preparing to provide agents with legal and ethical guidance in case they face such directives.
\n\nThe concerns follow earlier actions by the Trump administration, including the FBI’s seizure of ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, earlier this year. The operation did not result in criminal charges.
\n\n“I’m worried about that situation for sure,” one unnamed current official told MS NOW, adding that there was reason to believe at least one US attorney and one FBI agent could support similar actions in Georgia and Arizona.
\n\nRob D’Amico, a former FBI agent and MS NOW contributor, said he feared…
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