The Department of Justice has paved the way for prosecutors to investigate suspected election fraud involving USPS and defense employees, reversing a longstanding policy put in place to avoid affecting the outcome of the election, according to a Wednesday report. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that sending in mail-in ballots will lead to widespread fraud and that the election will be rigged. Attorney General William Barr has echoed the president’s claims. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune last month, he claimed that mail-in ballots would lead to the “selling and buying” of votes.”CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP“So now we’re back in the business of selling and buying votes,” Barr said. “Capricious distribution of ballots means [ballot] harvesting, undue influence, outright coercion, paying off a postman, here’s a few hundred dollars, give me some of your ballots,” the attorney general said.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2020 21:56 UTC