Facing historic unpopularity, weaponization of government for election chaos has started in Ohio

By: Marilou Johanek

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 966

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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It has started. The specter of the federal government, weaponized at Donald Trump’s behest to subvert a free and fair election five months from now, is no longer conjecture in Ohio.

Not after more than 100 FBI agents raided an Ohio voter registration group that has been successfully registering racial minorities, the formerly incarcerated, and college students to vote for two decades.

Not after Trump leaned on Ohio Republicans to make …

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