- FBI agents have expressed concerns that they could be instructed to investigate unsubstantiated voter fraud claims using legally dubious measures during the midterm elections, multiple current and former bureau officials told MS NOW.
- Officials fear orders to seize voting materials could break the chain of custody, after ballot seizures in Fulton County, Georgia, led to no criminal charges.
- Anxieties have been heightened following the firing of two FBI analysts who refused to participate in a Trump administration investigation into the 2020 election.
- FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out deploying agents to polling locations, despite laws prohibiting armed federal officers at voting sites.
- State officials and fair election advocates are reassuring voters and preparing to offer legal and ethical advice to FBI agents to prevent improper interference.
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