Former Special Counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers on Jan. 22 that Georgia sat at the center of his now-dismissed federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, repeatedly describing the state as "ground zero" for alleged criminal conduct.
OK,
That's a complex statement. Wha-da-ya-mean? He believed that Georgia's Republicans were corrupt because they were raising concerns about the integrity of the election? Because he sure wasn't looking at the cheatin'. More like: Get Trump, and any other Republicans who stand in the way.
Smith testified for several hours before the House Judiciary Committee, defending the integrity of his probe and said the evidence in the case was built largely on actions and statements from Republican officials in Georgia.
AS I thought.
Anyway, the article is something-like-speculation, based on a sighting of vehicles outside a new building.
Then there is the main point: that FBI are now visiting some new-looking buildings. So, one assumes that they are looking for remaining evidence (unless they are there to plant some bugs, cameras or monitoring software). They don't make random visits, and the reporter connects it to Smith's statement.
How long are election evidence, including ballots, machines, etc. meant to be kept. Is there legislation? For example, my country's IRD mandate for GST records to be kept for at least 7 years.
The point is: if the evidence is somehow missing - and there were reports of mysterious fires at ballot-depos, at the time - then that is evidence in itself...
The problem is that machines are 'reset' before each election cycle, or at least one would expect them to, since one cannot justifiably start where one left off, and keep counting. Demographic change, and new candidates notwithstanding. So there will definitely be SOMETHING MISSING, or something added.
So it may be that this is an operation whereby something else is gwan. It may not be a search at all. Given that we are all speculatin'
... and the disclaimer
Authorities did not say what prompted the operation or what records or materials, if any, were being sought. The FBI said it could not release additional details just yet because the matter remains ongoing. The Department of Justice also declined to comment ...
OK,
That's a complex statement. Wha-da-ya-mean? He believed that Georgia's Republicans were corrupt because they were raising concerns about the integrity of the election? Because he sure wasn't looking at the cheatin'. More like: Get Trump, and any other Republicans who stand in the way.
AS I thought.
Anyway, the article is something-like-speculation, based on a sighting of vehicles outside a new building.
Then there is the main point: that FBI are now visiting some new-looking buildings. So, one assumes that they are looking for remaining evidence (unless they are there to plant some bugs, cameras or monitoring software). They don't make random visits, and the reporter connects it to Smith's statement.
How long are election evidence, including ballots, machines, etc. meant to be kept. Is there legislation? For example, my country's IRD mandate for GST records to be kept for at least 7 years.
The point is: if the evidence is somehow missing - and there were reports of mysterious fires at ballot-depos, at the time - then that is evidence in itself...
The problem is that machines are 'reset' before each election cycle, or at least one would expect them to, since one cannot justifiably start where one left off, and keep counting. Demographic change, and new candidates notwithstanding. So there will definitely be SOMETHING MISSING, or something added.
So it may be that this is an operation whereby something else is gwan. It may not be a search at all. Given that we are all speculatin'
... and the disclaimer
Yeah definitely speculation.