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Years-Long Court Battle in Georgia Reveals Dominion’s Security Flaws, Weak Testing

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Rushed implementation of voting system questioned as experts raised fundamental concerns

Behind the current controversy surrounding the integrity of results from the Nov. 3 presidential election in Georgia are years of court battles over an outdated voting system and the controversial $107 million purchase of new touchscreen machines from Dominion Voting Systems in July 2019.

A review of court documents and sworn expert testimonies raise troubling questions about the Dominion voting system and its rushed implementation by the State of Georgia.Continue Reading

Firm That Conducted ‘Audit’ of Georgia Voting Machines Has Long History With Dominion

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The firm hired by Georgia’s secretary of state to conduct an “audit” of Dominion Voting Systems technology used during the 2020 elections is the same one that previously certified the Dominion systems and also approved a last-minute system-wide software change just weeks before the election.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger failed to disclose that the company, Pro V&V, had a preexisting relationship with Dominion that dated back years, in his Nov. 17 statement announcing the results of the audit.Continue Reading

The Small World of Voting Machine Certification

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An understaffed tiny federal agency and 2 private testing labs responsible for certification of nation’s voting systems

The fallout of the Nov. 3 elections has put the spotlight on the integrity of electronic voting machines used in the United States. In response, authorities have pointed to certifications of the machines as a safeguard against potential systemic problems with the voting machines and their software.Continue Reading

Dominion Part of Council That Disputed Election Integrity Concerns in DHS Statement

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Dominion Voting Systems used statement, which obscured company’s council membership, to dispute concerns over voting systems

After allegations emerged that called into question the integrity of voting machines produced by Dominion Voting Systems, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—part of the Department of Homeland Security—issued a statement on Nov. 12 disputing the allegations, saying “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.”Continue Reading

Pre-Election Concerns Over Dominion Voting Systems Highlighted in Georgia Lawsuit

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Cyber security expert raised concerns over integrity of system, including external vulnerabilities, in sworn statement

Software and equipment from Dominion Voting Systems, used in this month’s presidential election, has been the source of ongoing controversy, with one legal declaration made by a poll observer of Georgia’s statewide primary earlier this year highlighting multiple problems.Continue Reading

Brennan’s Role During the 2016 Elections, In His Own Words

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The role played by the CIA during the 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign is increasingly receiving attention as ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) says he is “laser-focused” on uncovering what the CIA provided to the FBI as part of the ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ probe.

“In 2016, we know from great work that Trey Gowdy did at the time … that the CIA gave information over to the FBI in 2016,” Nunes told Fox News in an interview. “We now are laser-focused on that. We need to know: Exactly what did the CIA give to the FBI in 2016? That’s what our investigation is now focusing on.”Continue Reading

Declassification Raises Further Questions About Timing of Obama Data Sharing Order

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In a newly unredacted footnote from the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general’s report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses, the urgency behind the FBI obtaining a FISA warrant on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page becomes clear.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz in his report detailed a last-minute flurry of activity that transpired ahead of the issuance of the Page FISA, including a possible intervention from then-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, to push a seemingly reluctant DOJ official, Stuart Evans, for approval.Continue Reading

Inspector General Audit Finds Widespread Problems With FBI’s FISA Applications

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IG interrupts ongoing audit to inform FBI it does “not have confidence” in the agency’s compliance with Woods Procedures

Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz has told FBI Director Christopher Wray that, as a result of a recent audit, he does “not have confidence that the FBI has executed its Woods Procedures in compliance with FBI policy.”

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FISA Court Reprimands FBI, But Makes a Notable Error Itself

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The presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court, James Boasberg, issued a 19-page opinion and order on March 5, examining possible remedies for the material errors and omissions made by the FBI in its surveillance application on former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page.

According to Boasberg, the “frequency and seriousness of these errors” in the Page case, combined with the sensitive nature and high-level review of the case by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI “have called into question the reliability of the information proffered in other FBI applications.”Continue Reading