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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Trump’s DOJ seeks access to Missouri voting equipment used in 2020 election - Springfield News-Leader

  • The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting access to Missouri's 2020 voting equipment.
  • A DOJ official making the requests has previously spread false claims about the 2020 election.
  • Missouri election officials state that allowing unauthorized access to voting machines is illegal.
  • The DOJ's focus on Dominion machines echoes disproven conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been reaching out to Missouri election officials requesting access to voting equipment used in the 2020 presidential election.

According to a memo produced by the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities, at least two county clerks have been contacted in recent weeks by Andrew McCoy “Mac” Warner, a DOJ official. While serving as West Virginia’s secretary of state, Warner falsely claimed the CIA and FBI colluded with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to steal the 2020 presidential election from Trump.

The memo was shared with election officials across the state and obtained by The Independent through a public records request.

Warner requested Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis and McDonald County Clerk Jessica Cole allow the DOJ to “access, physically inspect and perhaps take physical custody” of election equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems that was used in the November 2020 election, according to the memo.

In an interview with The Independent, Davis said he informed the DOJ his office purchased new equipment and no longer has the...



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