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The US Department of Justice has found no evidence to support widespread fraud allegations that could have changed the outcome of last month’s presidential election, US Attorney General William Barr said in an interview with the Associated Press, cited by CNN.
“So far, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have produced a different electoral result,” Barr said.
Barr, who before the election backed current President Donald Trump’s claims that voting by mail is not safe, said both the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security had analyzed the fraud allegations and found them unfounded.
“There was an accusation that there was a systemic fraud, that is to say that the counting machines were programmed to distort the electoral results. The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have investigated this, and so far we haven’t seen anything to prove it, “he said.
Barr’s comments come weeks after a former cybersecurity official publicly rejected Trump’s claims, forcing the president to fire him.
Two attorneys working for Trump rejected Barr’s assessment Tuesday, reiterating his claims that they have “extensive evidence of illegal voting in at least six states.”
“With the utmost respect for the attorney general, your opinion appears to be without his knowledge or without investigating substantial wrongdoing and evidence of systemic fraud,” attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis said in a statement.
Barr previously made statements similar to those made by Trump, including in September, when he condemned states that used vote-by-mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
“People trying to change the rules of this method, which is subject to fraud and coercion, is reckless and dangerous and people are playing with fire,” Barr said at the time.
Editing: Monica Bonea
