Folks, I almost spilled my coffee reading this one. The Trump administration hired a cybersecurity firm, Mojave Research, to examine voting equipment in Puerto Rico, and things didn’t quite go as planned. It turns out that the firm found no evidence of voter fraud, which didn’t exactly align with the administration’s narrative. I mean, who needs facts when you have a good story, right? The firm’s CEO, Jason Wareham, said that allies of President Trump derailed their work after they didn’t find any evidence of vote tampering. And by “allies,” I’m assuming he means the folks who still think the 2020 election was stolen. Bless their hearts.
Apparently, Mojave Research was hired by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to analyze a specific voting machine made by Liberty Vote (formerly Dominion Voting Systems). The firm did the work in six weeks, and their findings were submitted to ODNI in July 2025. However, the report has yet to be made public. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the administration didn’t want to release the findings, given that they didn’t support the whole “voter fraud” thing.
The firm’s chief technology officer, Manbir Gulati, described the findings in detail at a symposium, saying that they found “extensive and largely unacceptable weaknesses” in the voting equipment, but no evidence that those weaknesses were exploited or that votes were altered. You know, just your run-of-the-mill software bugs that can be fixed with a few patches. No big deal. But, of course, this didn’t sit well with the Trump administration, which was looking for something, anything, to support their claims of voter fraud.
It’s worth noting that Mojave Research had no prior experience in testing election systems when they were hired by ODNI. I mean, who needs experience when you’re trying to find evidence of voter fraud, right? The firm’s CEO, Jason Wareham, is a Republican, and he even submitted a declaration under the penalty of perjury to refute the notion that his company was “some form of deep plant meant to ensure the suppression of truth around compromised elections or election systems.” I’m not sure what’s more amusing, the fact that he had to do this or the fact that someone actually thought his company was a “deep plant.”
After the company made clear what they had found, multiple figures aligned with Trump began to cast doubt on the integrity of Mojave. Because, you know, if you don’t like the findings, just attack the messenger. It’s not like they had any evidence to support their claims or anything. Wareham even received an email from ODNI saying that they had issued a “stop-work order” on the contract. I’m sure it was just a coincidence that this happened after they didn’t find any evidence of voter fraud.
Kurt Olsen, an attorney who has repeatedly disputed the results of the 2020 election, was involved in the whole ordeal, and it’s alleged that he inserted himself into the probe of voting equipment. Because, you know, when you’re trying to find evidence of voter fraud, it’s always a good idea to have someone with no experience in election law leading the charge. Olsen even drafted the criminal referral to the Justice Department that led to the FBI seizing records related to the 2020 election in Georgia. I’m sure it was just a routine investigation and not at all a fishing expedition.
The whole thing is just a big mess, folks. It’s like a game of telephone, but instead of a fun children’s game, it’s a bunch of adults trying to find evidence of voter fraud where none exists. And in the meantime, the real issues with election security are being ignored. I mean, who needs to fix software bugs when you can just pretend that voter fraud is a thing?
In the end, Mojave Research’s findings were accepted by ODNI officials, but the delay in releasing the report has undercut efforts to fix the software flaws in the voting equipment. Because, you know, when you’re trying to fix a problem, it’s always a good idea to wait a few years and hope it goes away. The split within the administration over the Mojave report has also highlighted the competing factions within the government, with some people trying to find evidence of voter fraud and others actually caring about election security.
So, what’s the takeaway from all this? Well, it’s simple: if you’re looking for evidence of voter fraud, you’re not going to find it. But if you’re looking for a good story, then you’re in luck. And that’s the truth, folks. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to refill my coffee cup. This whole ordeal has left me exhausted.
Armchair patriot. Believes in the free market, cold beer, and that there’s always a guy named George behind every CNN segment.
Former remote-throwing champion turned #1 couch commentator on liberal panic in the media. Born in Texas (or so his mug says), he earned a degree in Fake Newsology & Beer Philosophy from YouTube University.
