Barr’s action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump
Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the United States to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite little evidence of fraud.
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Barr’s action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the possibility that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the result.
It gives prosecutors the ability to circumvent long-standing Justice Department policy that would normally prohibit such open actions before the election is formally certified.
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Trump has not conceded the election and instead claims without evidence that there has been a widespread multi-state conspiracy by Democrats to skew the vote count in favor of Biden.
Biden has a considerable advantage in multiple battle states and there has been no indication of enough votes incorrectly counted or illegally cast that would change the outcome.
In fact, election officials from both political parties have publicly stated that the elections went well, although there have been minor problems that are typical in elections, such as voting machines breaking and ballots being badly cast and lost.
In a memorandum to US prosecutors, obtained by The Associated Press, Mr. Barr wrote that investigations “may be carried out if there are clear and apparently credible allegations of wrongdoing that, if true, could affect the outcome. of a federal election in an individual state “.
States have until Dec. 8 to resolve electoral disputes, including recount and court disputes over the results. The members of the Electoral College meet on December 14 to finalize the result.
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