A former Republican election official and GOP donor has purchased Dominion Voting Systems, stating the acquisition will be pivotal in “restoring trust in our elections.”

Dominion was central to President Donald Trump and his allies’ unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Scott Leiendecker, the former Republican director of the St. Louis City Board of Elections, who also donated $2,800 to a GOP Senate candidate in 2019, is now its owner.

Leiendecker says he changed the company’s name to “Liberty Vote,” effective immediately.

It is unclear how much Leiendecker paid for the company. The private equity fund Staple Street Capital estimated in court filings that Dominion was valued at $225 million before the 2020 election.

A press release from Leiendecker touted t

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