General Discussion

The Justice Department investigation is focused on the group’s voter registration efforts, and is part of the administration’s ongoing effort to pursue allegations of voter fraud.

June 12, 2026, 10:49 AM EDT / Updated June 12, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT
By Ryan J. Reilly

FBI special agents searched an office of a progressive organization in Ohio on Thursday as part of a Justice Department investigation into its voter registration efforts, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

The search at the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s office comes as President Donald Trump continues to suggest without evidence that voter fraud is rampant, and repeats false claims about the 2020 presidential election. The FBI in February also raided a Georgia elections hub related to the 2020 presidential election, and California prosecutors have said they are looking into claims of voter fraud in the Los Angeles mayor’s race after Trump made unfounded suggestions of fraud ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ohio-progressive-group-raided-fbi-accuses-trumps-doj-intimidation-rcna349745