ToplineWhite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows lambasted FBI Director Chris Wray on Friday for accurately playing down the extent of voting fraud and encouraged him to “get involved” with the Trump Administration’s efforts to investigate a handful of ballots in Pennsylvania—a probe that has alarmed election experts. Crucial Quote“At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded,” David J. Freed, the U.S. attorney in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, said in a statement Thursday announcing the probe. “Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered, seven were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump. statement on mail-in ballot investigation appalls election law experts (Washington Post)FBI Director Says No Evidence Of ‘National Voter Fraud Effort,’ Undercutting Trump (Forbes)

Source: Forbes September 25, 2020 13:47 UTC