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BumRushDaShow

(172,814 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:46 PM 6 hrs ago

DOJ quietly scraps 'command center' that would help monitor 2026 election integrity, report says

Source: The Independent

Monday 08 June 2026 12:06 EDT


Despite President Donald Trump’s regular warnings about electoral fraud and the vulnerabilities of mail voting, his Department of Justice has not set up its usual “command center” to address Election Day emergencies, according to a report. While there are still five months to go until November’s midterms, NOTUS points out that it is unusual for the DOJ not to have taken steps to establish a center at FBI headquarters for local officials and the public to report irregularities and possible crime.

The center has, in the past, been a 24-hour operation staffed by public corruption prosecutors and investigators to guide law enforcement’s responses. It has been supplemented by an auxiliary team of specialized prosecutors at DOJ headquarters, on hand to address issues as they arise.

Insiders have also raised concerns about the department reportedly canceling election integrity training sessions for its prosecutors and FBI agents, deleting a 281-page guide to prosecuting election offenses from the DOJ website, and not replacing the head of the Election Crimes Branch Rob Heberle after his resignation in February 2025.

NOTUS says the DOJ’s actions and inaction have “alarmed” current and former personnel, who warn it is not in a fit state to address integrity issues with November fast approaching.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doj-command-center-election-integrity-trump-b2991875.html

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DOJ quietly scraps 'command center' that would help monitor 2026 election integrity, report says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP
A clear indication that they are already planning on cheating, rigging, whatever you want to call it. MLWR 6 hrs ago #1
Well, I'd almost rather see it gutted than corrupted to serve the Felon's goals. pat_k 4 hrs ago #2

MLWR

(1,122 posts)
1. A clear indication that they are already planning on cheating, rigging, whatever you want to call it.
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 08:08 PM
6 hrs ago

pat_k

(14,216 posts)
2. Well, I'd almost rather see it gutted than corrupted to serve the Felon's goals.
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 10:40 PM
4 hrs ago

Although I have no doubt that as they shutter the legitimate election integrity operations they are setting up parallel illegitimate "suppress every vote possible" and "we welcome russian interference and hacking" operations.

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