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American Republicans are desperately searching for evidence to back up President Donald Trump’s claim that there was massive fraud in the lost election. So far there are no signs of this. Now Republicans are also apparently losing a key witness whose testimony they wanted to back up their accusations.
As reported in the US media, a Post employee in the state of Pennsylvania has dropped his serious allegations of alleged voter fraud. Employee Richard Hopkins told US Post investigators there was no tampering with the vote-by-mail ballots.
In its report, the Washington Post relied on three people familiar with the investigation and a statement from the appropriate committee of the US House of Representatives. The “New York Times” also reported on the result of the poll. Hopkins has therefore confirmed his new statement with his signature.
The Erie, Pennsylvania postal worker alleged that a manager had tampered with the retroactively dated postal ballot papers. So these are supposed to be validated. Prominent Republican Lindsey Graham, who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, took up the allegations and thus justified his call for an investigation. Meanwhile, Attorney General William Barr has allowed prosecutors to carry out such investigations, albeit with the restriction that only substantiated allegations should be considered.
The post office clerk had initially confirmed his claims with an affidavit. According to the Democrats in the House of Representatives, they were published by the right-wing platform “Project Veritas.” It is known for spreading false or misleading information. Republicans said the allegations were credible, but no evidence was presented.
According to the Washington Post report: Contradictory employee posts on video
In another twist, Hopkins posted a video Tuesday night on YouTube that contradicted the Washington Post report. He did not withdraw his statements. However, he did not respond to inquiries from the newspaper.
The allegations had quickly become part of efforts by Trump and his supporters to legally challenge the electoral defeat. They relate to allegations of fraud and are suing the count in several states, but have not provided evidence. The main problem here is the large number of postal votes, which in many places are still counted after Election Day. Numerous claims have already been refuted. The “New York Times” went to the trouble of investigating every state in the United States and received no information about wrongdoing.
