A Trump administration plan aimed to ban Dominion voting machines. Officials considered declaring components national-security risks. This effort sought federal control over elections. The plan failed due to a lack of evidence. This episode highlights attempts to influence election processes. It occurred as Republicans anticipated midterm losses.

The plan advanced far enough that the Trump administration was looking for a way to justify the ban.

The president's election-security czar asked whether the Commerce Department could declare the components in the machines as national-security risks.