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How Linking Mail-in Ballots with Voter Fraud Became a Political Tool | Whose Vote Counts | FRONTLINE Rick Kamen 7 Views • 6 years ago

Unsubstantiated warnings of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election echo a 1980s case involving Black civil rights activists and then-Alabama Attorney General Jeff Sessions, as explored in this scene from "Whose Vote Counts."

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in 2020, so did President Donald Trump’s unfounded rhetoric around mail-in ballots.

“Mail ballots, they cheat, OK. People cheat. Mail ballots … are fraudulent, in many cases,” the president said in April, going on to repeatedly claim a link between widespread election fraud and mail-in ballots — which could be cast in numbers as high as 70 million in the November election, as voters look to avoid risking potential exposure to the coronavirus.

To date, confirmed instances of what’s been called voter fraud have been relatively rare — often the result of mistakes rather than ill intent. "I can tell you … that the widespread fraud that would allow a conclusion of ‘elections are rigged’ is not there. The evidence does not show that,” Benjamin Ginsberg, whose tenure as the Bush-Cheney campaign’s national counsel included the 2000 Bush-Gore recount, told FRONTLINE. A more pervasive problem, experts say, is disenfranchisement caused by the proportion of mail-in ballots that are discarded on technicalities.

Yet the president’s claims were not the first time a politician had sought to draw an association between mail-in ballots and voter fraud. The above excerpt from "Whose Vote Counts," a collaborative documentary from FRONTLINE, Columbia Journalism Investigations and reporters from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and USA TODAY, explores how and when that connection entered the political conversation on a significant level.

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[Hank Sanders served in the Alabama state senate from 1983-2019, not 1982-2018. A corrected version of this video is available here: https://bit.ly/2HlmJpQ]

Trump Discussed Making Wacko Lawyer Special Prosecutor For Election Fraud Rick Kamen 10 Views • 6 years ago

On Friday, Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House where he further discussed his "coup" attempts, which apparently included having attorney Sidney Powell act as a special prosecutor to investigate make believe voter fraud. Powell will be lucky if she walks away from her actions with her legal license in tact, as Farron Cousins explains.

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On Friday, Donald Trump held a meeting in the white house. And one of the people in attendance was Sidney Powell, the lawyer who his other lawyers a few weeks ago, made clear. She is not a part of our team. That was, of course, after she, uh, launched into her ridiculous tirade about George Soros and, uh, Hugo Chavez, ghost working somehow with the Clinton foundation to steal the election. I wish I was exaggerating that, but no, that's, that's what this one said during the press conference with Rudy Giuliani, where afterwards Giuliani had to say, Hey, she's actually not with us. Well, apparently she's with him now because she was at the white house on Friday where Donald Trump, according to sources, according to the New York times, reporting suggested making her a special prosecutor to investigate election fraud here in the United States, which would include by the way, according to those who know what was discussed there, giving her the ability to confiscate voting machines to, to check them out.

Yeah. Yeah. We've, we've definitely hit a new level of nutso here in this country. I mean, Sidney Powell shouldn't be invited to the white house. She should be disbarred. We shouldn't be sitting here talking about Sydney, PA uh, Sidney Powell, possibly becoming a special prosecutor. We should be talking about Sidney Powell, possibly being prosecuted for bringing all these knowingly false lawsuits, which yes, that is a thing you can be prosecuted for. Um, this is legal malpractice. What this woman has been doing with regards to these lawsuits, she is filing. She knows it's false. She knows she has no evidence. She's out there actively slandering, uh, dominion voting machines to the point where they've already issued a cease and desist letter to her demanding not only that she stopped, but that she also publicly apologize, uh, which that is the first step they have to take before they can Sue her for slander.

So this woman is going down, like not only is she at risk of losing her legal license, but she's also going to face a massive lawsuit from dominion. And here Trump is inviting her into the white house and says, Hey, I haven't given up, uh, my COO yet. Maybe you could come in and you could be a part of this, but listen, folks, the thing, uh, that I think, you know why we don't have to really worry about this coup attempt and why I was never worried about it to begin with is because look at the players, what is Sidney Powell going to somehow help with the COO? Huh? Is Rudy Giuliani going to be, be a part of it? Like, do we really have to worry about these individuals? The one good thing about Trump is that he is too incompetent to hire competent people to carry out this coup like, even though they talked about sure, what if we use the military?

I'm still not worried. Like they're, they're not going to do it. And if they do do it, then we never really had a country anymore to begin with. So why the hell not right. Literally, it's kinda like, well, if they do it, then this country was hanging by a thread anyway. And it probably just needed the end. Okay. We're not at that point though. It's not gonna happen. But Sidney Powell is not any person that any other person should hoist upon their shoulders. She should be a dangerous reminder of what conservatism can do to somebody functioning, right? Like she should be on posters all across this country saying, this is your brain on the GOP. She can't be a good example anymore, but she certainly can be a horrifying reminder of what we just went through for the last four years.

🚨BREAKING: Trump's Pentagon Nominee Just Said THIS Now Everyone's Freaking Out About What& Rick Kamen 9 Views • 2 years ago

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Tonight on RAW FEED, Gary Franchi exposes the explosive battle unfolding for control of America's military. The Deep State has launched an all-out war against Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, in what might be the most coordinated takedown attempt we've ever witnessed.

The establishment isn't just nervous—they're terrified. Hegseth's promise to restore a "war-fighting ethos" to the Pentagon has sent shockwaves through the military-industrial complex. His exact words? "Lethality, lethality, lethality! Anything else is a distraction." No wonder the swamp is trembling.

But here's what they're really afraid of: Hegseth isn't just talking about external threats. The FBI has launched mysterious "investigations," RINOs like Lindsey Graham are spreading disinformation, and mainstream media is recycling baseless accusations. This isn't random—it's a coordinated effort to stop what's coming.

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The desperation is palpable. Senator John Cornyn, supposedly a Republican, refuses to back Hegseth, claiming he'll "let the process play out." Meanwhile, Richard Blumenthal brazenly declares the nomination "doomed," claiming up to ten Republicans are just waiting for the right moment to betray Trump's pick.

This comes as rumors swirl about Ron DeSantis potentially stepping in as a replacement—a development that could reshape the political landscape. With DeSantis potentially heading to the Pentagon, speculation grows about Matt Gaetz running for Florida governor and Lara Trump potentially filling a Senate seat. The chess pieces are moving.

The attacks aren't just aimed at Hegseth. Trump's entire slate of nominees faces unprecedented resistance. The FBI has launched a counter-intelligence investigation into Kash Patel, Trump's choice for FBI Director. Why? Because they know he'll expose everything they've been hiding.

In a shocking display of media manipulation, they've even gone after Hegseth's family. His mother, Penelope, was threatened over a private email. But she's fighting back, exposing how the media operates: "They threaten you. That's the first thing they do." This isn't journalism—it's warfare.

Meanwhile, Trump makes decisive moves. He personally fired Chad Chronister as his DEA nominee after learning Chronister had locked up a pastor for preaching during the pandemic. The message is clear: no compromises this time. The same determination led him to nominate Peter Navarro, who was jailed by what he calls "the Gestapo DOJ" for refusing to betray Trump.

The establishment’s desperation is clear in their frantic efforts to block these nominations. Dan Bongino put it bluntly: "There are people in the Senate, both Democrat and Republican, who’ve had arms industry lobbyists up their ass for 20 years." They’re terrified of losing control.

Glenn Beck explained why this moment is different. Trump spent four years learning how the Deep State operates. Now he’s determined to dismantle the corrupt machine. As Beck said, "Change is coming fast. They won’t know how to handle it."

This isn’t just about nominations—it’s about the direction of American military power. Will it serve the military-industrial complex or the American people? Will it prioritize foreign wars or national defense? The stakes couldn’t be higher.

The smear campaign against Hegseth shows their desperation. They claim he has "problems" from his past, but he confronted this directly: "I've never had a drinking problem. No one's ever approached me about it." What saved him? "My two Js—Jesus Christ and my wife Jenny." This is the man they’re determined to silence.

Tonight on RAW FEED, Gary Franchi uncovers the connections they don’t want exposed. From media attacks to secret FBI investigations, RINO betrayals, and a possible DeSantis twist—every detail points to the establishment’s frantic bid to control America’s military.

The next 47 days will decide whether the Pentagon returns to its mission or stays under the grip of the military-industrial complex. Trump’s nominees are more than personnel—they’re the frontline in reclaiming America’s institutions.

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