The Justice Department is reviewing surveillance footage from Maine’s Lewiston City Hall following accusations that people assisting Somali voters improperly influenced their ballots, The Daily Wire has learned.
The footage, obtained by The Maine Wire through a Freedom of Access Act request, reportedly captures dozens of interactions involving non-English-speaking Somali voters and individuals acting as interpreters.
In multiple videos, individuals appearing to serve as interpreters are shown helping voters with ballots, according to the outlet. Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston, who observed early voting in person, said Oct. 20 that he had seen interpreters “pointing at the ballots” and “a couple of people actually touching the ballots.”
Three “aides” help one man vote in Lewiston: https://t.co/9MlIYjGs4D
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire)
[October 30, 2026]
U.S. Attorney for Maine Andrew Benson confirmed that federal authorities are reviewing the footage.
“We review all evidence concerning complaints of voter intimidation and election interference, including the video from Lewiston’s early voting at City Hall,” Benson told The Robinson Report, the Substack of Maine Wire Editor-in-...