"The conspiracy theory maintains that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro controlled electronic voting machines worldwide and remotely manipulated results in 2020 to deprive Trump of a presidential victory."
"A judge in 2023 ruled the voting machine conspiracy involving Dominion Voting and Venezuela was false, and some news organizations that made the allegations have retracted them and paid what amounted to hundreds of millions in defamation claims."
"Two longtime proponents, former CIA official Gary Berntsen and Venezuela expatriate Martin Rodil, made the case for it to the US attorney for the district of Puerto Rico, W Stephen Muldrow."
"The official added: Bernsten [sic] and Rodil did not have an impact on ODNI's decision to assess Puerto Rico machines."
The US director of national intelligence testified about seizing voting machines from Puerto Rico, requested by the US attorney there. This action is connected to a conspiracy theory claiming Venezuela manipulated the 2020 election results to favor Joe Biden over Donald Trump. Despite a judge ruling the theory false and retractions from news organizations, Trump and his supporters continued to promote various election fraud claims. The theory resurfaced in 2025, with proponents briefing the ODNI, although officials stated their input did not influence decisions.
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