Ohio progressive group searched by FBI accuses Trump’s DOJ of intimidation
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- FBI special agents conducted a search of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative's office as part of a Justice Department probe into the group's voter registration activities, amid ongoing unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud by President Donald Trump.
- The Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a progressive group focused on racial, social, and economic justice, condemned the search as an act of voter intimidation and political targeting by the Trump administration.
- Government officials and election experts maintain that voter fraud in the U.S. is rare and would require a large coordinated effort to influence election outcomes.
- Democratic Rep. Shontel Brown expressed concern that federal law enforcement is being used to intimidate voter registration efforts, calling for an immediate end to such raids.
- The search is part of a broader Trump administration initiative to investigate alleged voting-related crimes, following the president's baseless claims of election fraud and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.