Feds “Ready As We Could Be” For Election Violence

November 8, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are gearing up for a panoply of potential threats to the election, including extremist violence, cyberattacks, social media disinformation and voter intimidation.

“I think we’re as prepared as we possibly could be,” one Justice Department official said, while adding that despite months of planning and tabletop exercises, people are “anxious and on edge.”

The FBI said the threats are highest in states in which then-President Donald Trump contested the 2020 election results, including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Wisconsin.

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“I think we’re as prepared as we possibly could be,” a Justice Dept. official says as U.S. intel and law enforcement agencies gear up for potential threats to the election. https://t.co/ZfoZfd8u6H

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8, 2022