How a $20 Bitcoin Purchase and a Forgotten 2020 Hard Drive Stopped the Biggest Election Heist in History

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This is an examination of 31-part X thread posted by the dogged journalist Emerald Robinson starting on January 22, 2025, titled as an explanation of events tied to “stopping the steal” on Election Day 2024, but primarily recounting a timeline of alleged election fraud, cover-ups, and related actions from late 2020 through early 2021, with extensions into 2024-2025 lawsuits.

It draws on unnamed sources, public filings, and the author’s personal experiences (e.g., her tweets and depositions). The narrative alleges systemic obstruction of investigations into voting machine vulnerabilities, foreign interference (especially by China), a staged January 6 event, and subsequent censorship and legal suppression.

Summary of Emerald Robinson’s Thread on the 2024 Election

Phase 1: Immediate Post-2020 Election Cover-Up (December 2020–January 2021)

Emerald Robinson’s long thread (originally posted in January 2025 and reposted/updated as recently as November 26, 2025) is a detailed, chronological account based on a dozen sources, spanning four years. It alleges a coordinated effort to steal the 2020 election using foreign-controlled voting machines, the cover-up that followed, and how intelligence from 2020 ultimately prevented a repeat in 2024. The narrative frames the events as a “coup” involving U.S. government insiders, foreign adversaries (Venezuela, China, Serbia), and corporate entities like Dominion and Smartmatic. It’s structured as numbered posts (over 120 in total), blending whistleblower accounts, legal filings, and public records. Below is a structured summary, grouped by major phases for clarity.

  • CISA’s Role: Chris Krebs, head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within DHS, issued a statement calling the 2020 election “the most secure in history.” Hired by DHS head Chad Wolf (a close friend), Krebs coordinated with left-leaning groups like Democracy Works. Trump fired Krebs shortly after dismissing Defense Secretary Mark Esper amid fears of a “soft coup.”
  • Pentagon Shake-Up: Esper stopped responding to the White House, leading to Chris Miller and Ezra Cohen being rushed into the Pentagon on November 11, 2020. Miller placed Special Forces under direct command on November 18.
  • Early Revelations on Voting Machines: Robinson highlights her own 2020 tweets linking Dominion to Smartmatic (software allegedly developed for Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez) and George Soros associate Mark Malloch Brown, who was scrubbed from Smartmatic’s website. Military intel scans in Michigan filings revealed foreign network connections.
  • Ratcliffe’s Report: DNI John Ratcliffe missed the December 18, 2020, deadline for a foreign interference report but released it on January 7, 2021, confirming CIA suppression of evidence that China interfered in the election.
  • January 6 as a Setup: GOP lawmakers were poised to object to certification, but Capitol Police claimed a breach minutes before votes, allowing Speaker Pelosi to invoke emergency rules. Sources (Tier-1 operators and FBI agents) describe a red starlight shell signaling the “insurrection’s” start. The FBI had 26 confidential human sources on site; none were prosecuted. FD-302 statements from agents were coerced and remain secret.
  • Blocked Investigations: President Trump directed his team to probe voting machine fraud, hiring an ex-CIA investigator who downplayed claims. DOJ efforts were halted by AG Bill Barr’s staff, including Chief of Staff Will Levi, who threatened to resign. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone blocked alerts to Trump about National Security (NatSec) analyst briefings showing sufficient evidence for a full government investigation.

Phase 2: The Coup Solidifies and Censorship Begins (January–February 2021)

  • Bans and Impeachment: Trump was banned from Twitter on January 7; Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn, and Patrick Byrne followed on January 8. Trump was impeached for “incitement” on January 13, acquitted in February.
  • GOP Complicity: No GOP senators publicly called out January 6 as fabricated. Most confirmed Biden’s Cabinet picks.
  • Lawsuits and Firings: Dominion sued Powell ($1.3B) and Giuliani on January 8 and 25. Smartmatic sued Fox ($2.7B) on February 4, later targeting Newsmax and OAN. Robinson was deposed as a witness. Courts allowed searches of journalists’ phones and emails, eroding press freedoms. Fox pulled Lou Dobbs off-air the day after Smartmatic’s suit; he was their top-rated host.
  • “Fortified” Election Admission: On February 5, Time magazine’s Molly Ball described a “conspiracy” by elites to “fortify” the election for Biden, inadvertently confirming rigging.
  • Biden’s Early Moves: The administration allowed China access to the U.S. power grid on January 20, signaling CCP influence. Dominion sent cease-and-desist letters to 150 people, criminalizing fraud discussions.

Phase 3: Ongoing Suppression and Private Investigations (2021–2023)

  • CIA Ties Exposed: Former CIA Director John Brennan is allegedly a part-owner of a Serbian data center used by Dominion, representing Huawei in Europe. DNI Ratcliffe took no action.
  • Whistleblowers and Affidavits: Leamsy Salazar (ex-Chavez security) provided a 2020 affidavit on Smartmatic-Dominion links. In 2024, a decorated CIA agent echoed this pre-election.
  • Foot Patrol Group: A team of intel professionals (including a Trump NSC insider) mapped Smartmatic/Dominion systems using ex-engineers. They created “The Briefing,” detailing 14 fraud methods, and shared it with senators (Ron Johnson, Chuck Grassley), the House Freedom Caucus, FBI, and Trump’s son-in-law’s lawyers. All ignored or blocked it. An FBI agent warned them to flee D.C. to avoid assassination. DEA officials claimed ownership of some intel, unaware of narco-cartel ties to machines.
  • Tina Peters Case: Mesa County clerk Tina Peters preserved 2020 election records (her duty) but was convicted in August 2024 on 7 charges of “security breach for conspiracy theory,” sentenced to 9 years.
  • Media Settlements: Fox settled with Dominion for $787.5M in April 2023 after a former Trump cabinet secretary (implied to be Mike Pompeo) advised it, despite no case law support. Fox had secured a $1.25B loan in 2022, seemingly in anticipation. Tucker Carlson was fired a week later. Foot Patrol offered evidence/witnesses to Fox, but the settlement ended that.

Phase 4: Venezuelan Cartel Connections and Trump Awakening (2023–2025)

  • Narco-Terrorist Links: Voting machines are controlled by Venezuela’s Cártel de los Soles (led by Maduro). GOP donor Harry Sargeant III lobbied to temper U.S.-Venezuela hostilities; Trump revoked his oil permit in 2025.
  • Trump’s Shift: Influential GOP figures (donors, lawyers, politicians) misled Trump on machine dangers. By 2025, he designated Tren de Aragua (cartel’s army) a terrorist organization, invoked the Alien Enemies Act, and treated Venezuela as at war.
  • Security Revocation: Trump revoked protection for the ex-cabinet secretary on January 23, 2025, three days into his term, after rally invites until November 4, 2024.

Phase 5: Stopping the 2024 Steal

  • Key Intel from 2020: Foot Patrol preserved Smartmatic/Dominion websites and databases. An anonymous Japanese Twitter user tracked traffic between Dominion, Serbia, and Hong Kong on Election Day 2020, selling IP addresses for $20. These IPs revealed the primary data center was foreign (Huawei server in Serbia), denied by CISA (which “partners” with Smartmatic).
  • 2024 Prevention: The 2020 IP data was crucial for monitoring 2024 traffic, allowing real-time detection and blocking of fraud attempts. Without it, the steal “literally could not be done.” CISA remained the “nerve-center” for rigging but was outmaneuvered.
  • Conclusion: The thread ends triumphantly, crediting persistent investigators for saving America. It calls for freeing whistleblowers like Tina Peters and prosecuting traitors, emphasizing that machines must be banned as they’re controlled by enemies.

The thread is polemical, portraying a vast conspiracy but backed by cited affidavits, reports (e.g., Ratcliffe’s letter, OIG on FBI CHSs), and timelines. It avoids deep dives into specific individuals like the “Three Musketeers” (likely referring to Powell, Flynn, and Byrne’s 2020 efforts) per your request, focusing instead on systemic failures and redemption in 2024. For the full 120+ posts, view it directly on X starting at this link.