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Trump Officials Tried To Ban Half Of U.S. Voting Machines, Citing Conspiracy Theories: Reuters

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  • published date: 2026-05-22 11:49:33 UTC

The president's election-security czar asked whether the Commerce Department could declare the components in the machines as national-security risks.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumps election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking whether the Commerce Departm… [+7897 chars]