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PIN 2023 Election-Timing Delay Email

Email chainOct 3, 20233 pagesFBIMichigan PIN2023 Delay Memo - RELEASE MARKED.pdf

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  • The FBI was investigating a potential voter-registration fraud scheme involving canvassers for an organization in Michigan's 2020 election, with plans to interview approximately 100 canvassers about falsified applications possibly tied to employment quotas.

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  • The Department's election non-interference policy and election-year sensitivities policy were implicated because Michigan's voter registration is unitary, and interviews close to the November 7, 2023 election could create a public perception of DOJ/FBI acting to affect that election.

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  • The Director of the Election Crimes Branch concurred in the canvasser interviews only after the November 7, 2023 election was concluded, certified, and uncontested, scheduling them for December 2023.

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  • The Director directed consultation before any overt activity near other elections, including Michigan's presidential primary (February 27, 2024) and state primary (August 6, 2024), and before bringing charges or making public statements.

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PIN (Director, Election Crimes Branch / Deputy Chief, Public Integrity Section) acknowledged FBI/DE was investigating a potential voter-registration fraud scheme involving canvassers for the organization `[REDACTED]` in Michigan's 2020 election (p.1).

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FBI

FBI proposed interviewing approximately 100 individuals who served as canvassers in 2020 to determine whether they submitted falsified applications, possibly to meet employment quotas (p.1).

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FBI

PIN stated the matter implicated the Department's election non-interference policy (JM § 9-85.300) and election-year sensitivities policy (JM § 9-85.500), because Michigan voter registration is unitary (federal and state) and interviews close to the November 7, 2023 election could create a public perception of the DOJ/FBI acting to affect that election (p.1).

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FBI

PIN concurred in the canvasser interviews only after the November 7, 2023 election was concluded, certified, and uncontested; discussed conducting them in December 2023 (p.1).

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PIN directed consultation before overt activity near other elections, including Michigan's presidential primary (February 27, 2024) and state primary (August 6, 2024), and before bringing charges or making public statements (p.1).

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