The Charlie Kirk Show – “SHOCKING Election Integrity Warnings Pre November 2020”

Host: Charlie Kirk
Guest/Co-Host: Producer Andrew
Date: August 5, 2021

Episode Overview

In this episode, Charlie Kirk delivers a detailed and impassioned look at election integrity debates in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, focusing on the Arizona election audit, legal battles in Georgia, and what he characterizes as the shifting narratives of media and federal authorities regarding election security. Joined by producer Andrew, Charlie dissects government responses, mainstream media headlines before and after the 2020 election, and the broader culture war around the transparency and legitimacy of U.S. elections.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Federal Response to State-Led Audits

• Charlie introduces the episode (03:43) with the question on many listeners' minds: “What is going on with the Arizona audit and the Georgia election mess?”
• He claims a stark hypocrisy in federal involvement:

  “The moment that the 48th state in the union decides to check the process of how their own elections were conducted, the federal government threatens to go full Little Rock nine on them...” (04:21)

• Cites a Politico article summarizing Department of Justice (DOJ) concerns, which warned that certain ballot-handling practices in audits could potentially violate federal law (04:44).
• Charlie distinguishes between allowing states' rights for progressive policy changes (e.g., mail-in ballots, marijuana legalization) and federal intimidation when states seek “election integrity” audits (05:20).

2. Constitutional Arguments and Federal Overreach

• Charlie references Article 1, Section 4, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution to assert state legislative authority over elections (07:07).
• He repeatedly emphasizes that the Arizona audit is not only about the federal election, but also about down-ballot races, asserting the federal government has “no jurisdiction” in these (07:45).
• Critiques the DOJ's warnings as “saber rattling” and “federal intimidation,” designed to prevent scrutiny of the 2020 election (08:44).

3. Media Narrative Shift on Election Security

• The centerpiece of the episode is an extensive review of major media headlines from 2016–2019 that warned of election vulnerabilities and hacking, compared with media assurances post-November 2020 that it was “the most secure election in history.”
• Charlie reads a long list of article headlines (20:06–28:47) from Politico, The Guardian, New York Times, Slate, CNN, MIT Tech Review, The Hill, NPR, and others, all warning of compromised or hackable voting systems before 2020.

  “Politico: ‘How to Hack an Election in 7 Minutes’… Slate: ‘America’s Voting Systems are Highly Vulnerable to Hackers’… MIT Tech Review: ‘16 million Americans will vote on hackable paperless machines’…” (22:14–26:51)

• He suggests the media built a narrative of election insecurity in anticipation of a Trump victory, intending to delegitimize the result, but reversed course when Biden won.

4. Arizona Audit: Updates and Roadblocks

• Producer Andrew breaks down recent events:

  “The main update is that there's been drama around routers and the Dominion voting machines...They've subpoenaed both [data and routers], and both are being denied. They're being flouted.” (16:00)

• Andrew points out the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is majority Republican, but still noncompliant, highlighting political divisions among Republicans (16:40).
• Arizona Senate Republicans seek Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s intervention to enforce subpoenas (17:37).
• Charlie notes the release of the audit results is imminent and “there's going to be something significant that comes out.” (38:34)

5. Ballot Anomalies and Audit Findings

• Charlie recaps multiple Arizona audit allegations:

  “We know that thousands of duplicate ballots...serial numbers were sent in with the wrong ballot boxes...Maricopa county was supposed to use vote secure paper...instead the ballots show there was bleed through...” (13:32) “According to the Arizona audit, over 74,000 votes more mail-in ballots were received and counted than were mailed out.” (14:13)

• Points out that vote margins in question nearly match Biden’s official margin of victory in Arizona.

6. Georgia: DOJ Actions and Election Law

• Andrew summarizes the DOJ’s legal challenge against Georgia’s new voting law, arguing the federal government interprets the law as racially discriminatory under Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (36:49).
• Details on Georgia law:

  “It curtailed ballot drop boxes, imposed stricter ID requirements, shortens absentee ballot request deadlines, and prohibits from handing out food and water to voters in line.” (37:30)

• Both hosts debate whether federal interference is justified or constitutionally overreaching.

7. Sports Cheating Analogy

• Charlie likens the alleged audit obstruction to the Houston Astros’ MLB cheating scandal, suggesting that the refusal to provide evidence (the “routers” in the Arizona audit) is akin to hiding footage of cheating in sports:

  “When you win a championship...you want to have all the footage you possibly can shown to the world. But if there was something wrong...maybe you wouldn't show that footage over and over and over again.” (31:07–34:31)

Memorable Quotes

• Charlie Kirk (on media narratives):

  “They were all in on this [election hacking] until they decided they could send in a bunch of mail-in ballots and all of a sudden it's the most secure election in American history.” (26:34)

• Producer Andrew (on DOJ actions):

  “Merrick Garland...is suing the state of Georgia, and he basically is threatening any state that tries to get election integrity as a priority is gonna be sued by this DOJ.” (36:49)

• Charlie Kirk (on audit transparency):

  “If it was so clean, show us how clean it was.” (32:11)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:43 — Introduction to Arizona and Georgia election audit controversy
• 04:44 — DOJ memo and “federal intimidation” accusation
• 07:07 — Constitution and states’ election powers
• 13:32 — Arizona audit: Ballot irregularities and preliminary findings
• 16:00 — Maricopa County’s refusal to comply with subpoenas; role of Republican board
• 20:06 – 28:47 — Media headlines about hackable, insecure elections (pre-2020) vs. “most secure election ever” (post-2020)
• 31:07 — Houston Astros analogy and transparency in sports vs. elections
• 36:49 — Georgia: DOJ Voting Rights Act lawsuit, law details, and media framing
• 38:34 — Anticipation for Arizona audit results, confidence in significance

Conclusion

Charlie Kirk passionately frames the ongoing debate about election integrity, alleging double standards and hypocrisy from both federal authorities and mainstream media. With detailed lists of past media stories on election hacking, legal updates from Arizona and Georgia, and analogies to professional sports scandals, this episode serves as a call for conservative activism, increased scrutiny of official narratives, and continued grassroots pressure for transparency in U.S. elections.

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