FBI special agents searched an office of a progressive organization in Ohio on Thursday as part of a Justice Department investigation into its voter registration efforts, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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The search at the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s office comes as President Donald Trump continues to suggest without evidence that voter fraud is rampant, and repeats false claims about the 2020 presidential election. The FBI in February also raided a Georgia elections hub related to the 2020 presidential election, and California prosecutors have said they are looking into claims of voter fraud in the Los Angeles mayor’s race after Trump made unfounded suggestions of fraud.
Following the Ohio search, Prentiss Haney, a board member of the organization and its former director, accused the Trump administration of voter intimidation.
“It’s clear that this administration is fishing to try to drum up stories around fraud,” Haney told NBC News on Thursday night. “It’s clear that this administration is trying to target civil rights leaders and community leaders and folks who are doing that work, because they don’t see a path for themselves to actually legitimately hold power beyond this year.”
A spokesperson for the FBI Cleveland Field Office confirmed law enforcement activity at the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.
A Justice Department official said that search...
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