Draft order would have authorized DHS to seize voting machines after 2020 election
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Washington — A draft order circulated among close allies of former President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 presidential election would have authorized the Department of Homeland Security to seize voting machines and would have involved the Department of Defense in support of its mission.
CBS News obtained a copy of the draft order dated December 17, 2020, and titled "Presidential Findings to Seize, Collect, Preserve and Analyze National Security Information Regarding the 2020 General Election." The document bears many similarities to a separate draft order dated December 16, 2020, that would have directed the Defense Department to seize voting equipment.
While it's not clear from the records what role Trump played in these deliberations, if any, the records do show several options were considered by his team.
