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Mike Spector

Mike Spector

Sep 16, 2026

2:15
And back in January, the FBI turned up near Atlanta to search an election office as they pursued Trump's false claims over his 2020 election defeat.
2:24
The FBI raid in Fulton County that seized ballots over the 2020 election was a real wake-up call for officials.
2:31
So, for instance, we found them traveling to different parts of the country and engaging in legal trainings and tabletop exercises so that they're prepared and know what to do if they encounter legal requests or other demands for information or visits from federal officials.
3:55
In North Carolina, a critical battleground state for control of the Senate, the elections director in Durham County told Specter that they fortified their office.
4:03
His office has added ballistic doors, bulletproof glass, panic buttons, armed guards, among other things.
4:11
And so they're really having to take extra steps to make sure they're ready in case the federal government visits them and things get hairy, or frankly, if local supporters of one candidate or the other start causing issues.

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