FBI raids Ohio voting-rights organization
Source: MS NOW News
Jun. 11, 2026, 11:49 PM EDT
FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, according to three people briefed on the search.
Agents also fanned out across the state, showing up at the homes of the groups leaders and staff members, carrying some subpoenas and seeking information and electronic devices, according to the people, two of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive ongoing investigation. Members of the group had made contact with lawyers on Thursday to determine their legal options, the people said.
Prentiss Haney, a board member for Ohio Organizing Collaborative, told MS NOW Thursday night that agents approached people with connections to Ohio Organizing Collaborative, including some who had performed basic canvassing and volunteer work for the group, and began pressing them for information. Agents were basically trying to fish for information, said Haney.
They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders and community leaders doors intimidating them, coming and demanding that they talk about literally anything they would ask, Haney said, adding that agents asked them if theyre committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children, and just following them to work and school.. Haney said some of the people said the agents approached without warrants. Just straight-up intimidation tactics, he said.
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Lovie777
(24,126 posts)Republicans are getting "more" desperate.
AllaN01Bear
(29,968 posts)MichMan
(17,528 posts)stopdiggin
(15,753 posts)CivicGrief
(369 posts)enough?
wolfie001
(8,109 posts)The mere presence and intimidation are appalling enough.
ananda
(35,681 posts)Wow!
liberalgunwilltravel
(1,286 posts)And will try anything to keep him from doing so.
LisaL
(47,882 posts)that appears to be competitive.
pat_k
(14,287 posts)The are getting beyond desperate.
everyonematters
(4,282 posts)They will find a few of the workers who falsified registrants and blow it all out of proportion.
everyonematters
(4,282 posts)That is good. This is what got ACORN in trouble. They must have changed the law.
mdbl
(8,866 posts)And some in the house and senate too.
Walleye
(45,704 posts)Which is why he is looking for fraud everywhere cause he thinks everybody must do it. And they dont need any stinking constitution
bluestarone
(22,508 posts)We ain't seen nothing yet!! Wow!
ret5hd
(22,666 posts)LisaL
(47,882 posts)NT
YodaMom2
(230 posts)The WH cant allow that.
This is a blatant, fascistic intimidation tactic, designed to suppress Democratic organizing and voting. The lack of warrants, the ham-handed are you committing voter fraud questioning, etc., are not necessarily designed to result in arrests, but to instill fear. Even if nothing BUT fear comes of this, theyll consider it a success.
LisaL
(47,882 posts)appear to be very competitive right now.
orangecrush
(31,615 posts)Botany
(78,081 posts)End of story.
70sEraVet
(5,710 posts)As a great novelist once wrote, "This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen".
And the question was always, "How could it have happened so FAST?"
OMGWTF
(5,253 posts)Martin Eden
(15,966 posts)Next step is abandoning all pretense of legal rights.
Martin68
(28,176 posts)popsdenver
(2,746 posts)election day when the Republicans swarm every voting location with battle dressed and armed ICE and Border Patrol goon Storm Troopers....
If they don't have enough they will enlist the Right Wing Militias from every state.......
The Republicans will stop at nothing to corruptly seize this election.....(once again)
Raven123
(7,983 posts)wolfie001
(8,109 posts)Not much else to add. I hope most Americans are appalled. And vote accordingly.

DFW
(60,637 posts)I was able to intercept and decode it. It was very intricate, but if you pay close attention and read between the lines, the message becomes obvious. The full text appears below:
Hey, Kash? HELLLLP!!
Ford_Prefect
(8,686 posts)And deliver the paperwork showing who signed all the illegal and falsely brought actions.
Then they will proceed to arrest and araign all the signatories.
EVERY SINGLE DAMN ONE OF THEM!!!