Barr’s memo authorized prosecutors “to pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities prior to the certification of elections in your jurisdictions in certain cases,” particularly where the outcome of an election could be affected. ADAD“The policy change was not based in fact,” the assistant U.S. attorneys wrote. “You are the most senior leaders in the United States Department of Justice and I trust you to exercise great care and judgment in addressing allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities. Barr noted in the memo that he had already greenlighted investigative steps “in specific instances,” but did not detail what those were, and Justice Department officials said it was unclear to what he was referring. Others have said the memo was so heavily caveated that it was unlikely to have a real impact.

Source: Washington Post November 13, 2020 20:48 UTC