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Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel
Politico.com ^ | 02/09/2026 04:00 PM EST | John Sakellariadis

Posted on 02/09/2026 4:04:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Top U.S. intelligence agencies are cooperating with Kurt Olsen, who worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump has directed top U.S. spy agencies to share sensitive intelligence about the 2020 election with his former campaign lawyer, known for pushing debunked theories of electoral fraud, according to four people with knowledge of the effort.

The intelligence that top U.S. spy agencies are furnishing to Kurt Olsen — now a temporary government employee in the White House — is meant to support a probe he is leading into whether Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was the result of fraud or other electoral irregularities, said the people, who, like others in this article, were granted anonymity for fear of retribution.

It’s unclear whether there are any limits to the types of sensitive materials Olsen has access to. Two of the people familiar with Olsen’s work specified that he has at least reviewed some sensitive compartmented intelligence programs, which are among the most highly classified material stored by U.S. spy agencies. One of the people said he leans on Trump when he needs something — including access to highly classified intelligence reporting — from different spy agencies.

“Every time he hits a roadblock, he just calls POTUS,” said the first person familiar with Olsen’s work. The decision to provide some of the government’s most sensitive spy material to Olsen is unusual, given that he has no known experience working with the U.S. spy community and only joined the Trump administration as a short-term special government employee in October 2025. Special government employees are supposed to work no more than 130 days during any period of 365 days, suggesting his time at the White House could end soon.

The first person said that Olsen has passed a background...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020fraud; 2020voterigging; arrestsakellariadis; enemycombatant; enemyjournalist; findtheleaker; fraudwasdebunked; johnsakellariadis; nevergiveupthecon; pedophileprotectors; politico; stolenelection; thefakenarrative; thepizzamedia; votefraud
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...worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

Because proving fraud would "undermine the results of the 2020 election."

1 posted on 02/09/2026 4:04:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Politico is reporting this access as if it were a bad thing.
It’s not.


2 posted on 02/09/2026 4:09:54 PM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“debunked theories of electoral fraud”

debunked theories can come true, they can happen to you, if you write for Politco

No theories have been debunked by anybody


3 posted on 02/09/2026 4:12:02 PM PST by DeplorablePaul
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

LOLOL...

“pushing debunked theories of electoral fraud”

Then, in the very next paragraph, “...he is probing whether Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was the result of fraud or other electoral irregularities”

Which is it? Debunked? Or worthy of investigation?


4 posted on 02/09/2026 4:18:55 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: DeplorablePaul

Not a single one of the election fraud cases was determined on its merits.

They were all thrown out for “no standing,” even the ones filed by Trump.


5 posted on 02/09/2026 4:19:25 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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To: DeplorablePaul

I noticed at the time eventually that was their go to. Just an outright declaration, aka facts by assertion. They are so biased that it would be comical, but it’s really sad.

“It’s been debunked”. Oh, well since you put it that way. That settles it, then.


6 posted on 02/09/2026 4:20:59 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“”””The decision to provide some of the government’s most sensitive spy material to Olsen is unusual, given that he has no known experience working with the U.S. spy community and only joined the Trump administration as a short-term special government employee in October 2025”””

Gee, didn’t everyone who started working with the government have no experience. This is a retarded statement. Sorry governor Waltz for using the word that best describes you.


7 posted on 02/09/2026 4:25:29 PM PST by jimpick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The old undermine the under miners ploy Kato!

What a bunch of weak sisters.

Good of you to poll or read Politico, I won’t waste my time there.


8 posted on 02/09/2026 4:30:28 PM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ll check with Alexa.


9 posted on 02/09/2026 4:31:17 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months. Is that a big deal?)
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To: Freedom4US

Recall that three days after the 2016 election the AP said it investigated and found no election fraud. Then there was a quote from some nobody in the Trump admin who said that it was the most secure election ever. That’s what Politco calls debunked.


10 posted on 02/09/2026 4:43:30 PM PST by DeplorablePaul
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...worked with Trump to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

No, to CORRECT the results of a fraudulently decided election.

11 posted on 02/09/2026 4:46:36 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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Obama gets 68 and 65 mill. Hillary gets 65 Mill. Kammy gets 75M........and we are supposed to believe, with a straight face, that Joe Biden got 81M....with people afraid to go out due to Covid, didn’t campaign or anything.

The 81M is 8% higher than Kammy’s total and 24.6% above Hillary.

Statistical impossibility.


12 posted on 02/09/2026 4:47:24 PM PST by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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Expanded absentee voting during covid.

But why were the rules different in 2020?

13 posted on 02/09/2026 4:50:33 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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known for pushing debunked theories of electoral fraud

The only think that has been debunked is Pollutico’s credibility.

14 posted on 02/09/2026 4:50:58 PM PST by liberalh8ter ( This tagline has taken the month off to attend the inauguration.)
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To: SteelPSUGOP

Impossible. When asked where did Biden’s 81 million voters go in 2024. Oh, they stayed home. Right.


15 posted on 02/09/2026 5:02:35 PM PST by DeplorablePaul
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Debunked by some so called journalist who just made stuff up.

There has been no debunking because no court has attempted to look at any data.

Debunked my a$$!!!


16 posted on 02/09/2026 5:03:47 PM PST by Agatsu77
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They repeatedly say it’s “the nation’s most sensitive spy material”. If the 2020 election was legitimate and fair, how could such information possibly be the most sensitive intelligence we have? That would only apply if there was grievously damaging evidence of interference or cheating, either internally or externally. Interference that influenced the outcome of the election. THAT would indeed be sensitive, but would absolutely need to be exposed. Anything less is nowhere near our “most sensitive” intelligence.


17 posted on 02/09/2026 5:04:03 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: DeplorablePaul

Never existed


18 posted on 02/09/2026 5:04:47 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: ETCM

Stop making sense!


19 posted on 02/09/2026 5:04:50 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Everyone capable of critical thought knows it was stolen, the evidence is obvious, yet the gaslighting continues. Nonetheless, nothing will come of this, just like nothing will come from Epstein or anything else that should be resulting in mass lockups for crimes against humanity.


20 posted on 02/09/2026 5:10:54 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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