A judge assigned to a Republican-led lawsuit alleging widespread fraud in the presidential election in Georgia issued an order late Sunday night blocking plans to wipe or reset Dominion voting machines.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten Sr. revealed in his four-page directive that he held a hearing via Zoom Sunday evening on the suit — one of two cases filed in federal courts last week by Sidney Powell.
The hearing was not announced on the court’s docket and appears not to have been open to the press or public. It seems to have focused on claims that the election results in numerous states were wildly inaccurate due to the use of machines from a leading vendor of voting equipment — Dominion Election Systems.
Powell has alleged, that the firm’s foreign ties allowed hostile governments to meddle in the U.S. election and attacked both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials.
Via Attorney Linn Wood: “Defendants are ordered to maintain the statue quo & are temporarily enjoined from wiping or resetting any voting machines in the State of Georgia until further order of the Court.”
Emergency Order just entered by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr.:
“Defendants are ordered to maintain the statue quo & are temporarily enjoined from wiping or resetting any voting machines in the State of Georgia until further order of the Court.”
Stop the steal NOW @BrianKempGA.
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) November 29, 2020
Later in the day, Judge Timothy Batten Sr. reversed the order based on Defendants’ claim that GA Counties control voting machines.
What??? Judge reversed order based on Defendants’ claim that GA Counties control voting machines.
Machines are owned by State & @GaSecofState administers state laws on elections.
Why are GA officials determined to wipe these machines clean be resetting them? https://t.co/Oq0edTGfsl
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) November 29, 2020
At 10:10 PM on Sunday night Judge Timothy Batten again issued a temporary restraining order for 10 days against the destruction of evidence.
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GEORGIA. UPDATE. UPDATE. 🚨
"Defendants are hereby ENJOINED & RESTRAINED from
altering, destroying, or erasing, or allowing the alteration, destruction, or erasure of, any software or data on any DOMINION VOTING MACHINE…"A THIRD ORDER. *BIG* Legal Victory for @TeamTrump.🔻 pic.twitter.com/VOtkdirNMo
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 30, 2020
