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White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near
White House officials have for months held back an ODNI report that documents significant security gaps in US voting machines, including outdated software and internet connectivity that attackers could exploit, though the report cites no evidence of vote manipulation and does not claim votes were flipped. ODNI briefed the White House for six months without authorization to publish, and a separate, unpublished report from the contractor Mojave Research, which studied machines seized in Puerto Rico, likewise found no evidence that the machines were hacked. Some officials reportedly argued that the findings could undermine voter confidence among Republicans or fall short of supporting Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, leaving the recommended remediation, which would require extensive coordination with states, unimplemented as the November midterms approach.
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