The election was safe, proven by numerous lawsuits and recounts. The interference by foreign countries had no effect on the vote count.
And by Trumps own Administration who studied this looking for proof of interference and manipulation.
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The Landmark CISA / DHS Statement
On November 12, 2020, CISA and its coordinating election security partners released a highly publicized joint statement. The most famous and definitive quotes from that assessment include: [
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- On Overall Security:
"The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history."
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- On System Manipulation:
"There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised."
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- On Public Confidence:
"While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too."
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Key Quotes from Top Trump Administration Officials
In addition to the official agency press release, top leadership appointed by Trump within these departments echoed these findings:
Christopher Krebs (Director of CISA, appointed by Trump):
Shortly before being dismissed by the President for defending the vote's integrity, Krebs famously summarized the security efforts via social media:
"TLDR: America, we have confidence in the security of your vote, you should, too."
Following his termination, Krebs stood by the agency's findings, tweeting:
"Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow."
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Chad Wolf (Acting Secretary of Homeland Security):
On Election Day itself, Wolf publicly praised the cybersecurity infrastructure put in place by the administration, stating:
"We have no evidence that a foreign adversary was capable of altering or manipulating any votes in this election."
William Barr (Department of Justice / Attorney General):
While the Department of Justice is a distinct cabinet department from DHS, Trump’s own Attorney General explicitly commented on the administration's investigative findings into potential fraud during a December 2020 interview:
"To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election."
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Outside of Trumps Administration above, Trump also engaged many private groups to investigate...
Several private research firms and partisan groups were hired or commissioned by Donald Trump’s campaign and his allies to find evidence of widespread voter fraud. [
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The most prominent groups included
Cyber Ninjas, the
Berkeley Research Group (BRG), and
Simpatico Software Systems.
None of these groups found evidence of large-scale voter fraud that would have changed the election outcome. [,
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1. Cyber Ninjas (Arizona State Senate Audit)
Cyber Ninjas, a Florida-based cybersecurity firm with no prior election-auditing experience, was hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to conduct a hand recount and forensic audit of 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County. [
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- The Key Finding: Their final report confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in Maricopa County. In fact, their hand count found that Biden gained 99 votes and Trump lost 261 votes compared to the official certified results. [1, 2]
- The Quote: In the draft report delivered to the Arizona State Senate, the executive summary concluded:
"There were no substantial differences between the hand count of the ballots and the official paper ballots tabulated by Maricopa County."
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2. Berkeley Research Group (BRG)
The Trump campaign paid the Berkeley Research Group roughly $600,000 to analyze voter data in swing states for anomalies like dead or double voters. [
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- The Key Finding: Their analysis found only minor, routine discrepancies that were statistically insignificant and did not alter the election outcome. The campaign did not release the final report. []
- The Quote: According to summaries of the findings, the researchers:
"...did not believe the anomalies were significant enough to make a difference in who won the election."
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3. Simpatico Software Systems
Expert
Ken Block, representing Simpatico Software Systems, was hired to scrutinize fraud claims for the campaign. [
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- The Key Finding: Block found no evidence of large-scale fraud, directly informing White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that the allegations were false. [1]
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- The Quote: In public statements, Block noted that data showed:
"no evidence of large-scale voter fraud," and that "[c]laims of voter fraud made by others were verified as false."
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www.c-span.org