Exclusive-Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from US intelligence agency


FILE PHOTO: Puerto Ricans line up to cast their ballots during U.S. general elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Gabriella N. Baez/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A lawyer leading ⁠efforts to bolster U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence of voter fraud in that race, two ⁠people familiar with the events said.

Mojave Research Inc.was contracted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to study vulnerabilities in voting machines used in Puerto Rico's 2024 elections. ‌The Mojave analysts were examining the machines for potential weaknesses that hackers or others could exploit, said the sources.

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