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Giuliani Urged Federal Seizure of Voting Machines

December 19, 2020 · 3:03 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Rudy Giuliani pressed the Department of Homeland Security to seize possession of voting machines as part of a push to overturn the results of the election, the New York Times reports.

Giuliani was told the department does not have the authority to do such a thing.

The Wall Street Journal reports deploying the military was also discussed at a White House meeting but nixed.

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