Attorney General William Barr has authorized the Department of Justice to investigate what he says are “substantial allegations” of voter fraud in the 2020 election, according to the Associated Press.
Barr wrote that investigations “may be conducted if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.”
Democratic nominee Joe Biden was projected by every major news outlet as the winner of the presidential election on Saturday, but President Trump has indicated he will not concede, alleging without evidence that there was widespread voter fraud.
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in several key battleground states that Biden won, asking local judges to either invalidate or stop counting mail-in ballots, a record number of which were cast this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
I hope this country hasn’t turned into a banana republic.