DOJ hasn’t found evidence of election fraud, Attorney General Barr says
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Despite Trump’s incessant claims of election malfeasance, the Department of Justice has been unable to uncover evidence of widespread fraud as of yet, according to Trump-appointed Attorney General William Barr.
Barr instructed federal prosecutors to review allegations of election irregularities after Republicans refused to concede the presidential election. However, as Barr told the Associated Press on Dec. 1, investigators have vetted individual complaints but did not discover evidence that corroborates claims of extensive fraud.
When asked to counter Barr’s statement, Trump told reporters that the DOJ and FBI’s efforts to investigate election fraud claims have been lackluster. “He hasn’t doesn’t anything,” said the president at the White House on Thursday, Dec. 3.
“This is probably the most fraudulent election that anyone has ever seen,” Trump added, rebuking Barr’s claims that election results will not be undone.
Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, responded by asserting that “there hasn’t been any semblance of a Department of Justice investigation.”
Although Trump’s legal team has attempted to contest election results in court, the campaign has dealt with a string of scathing losses.
Several courts have firmly dismissed the campaign’s mounting lawsuits. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 21-page ruling admonishing Trump for failing to back accusations with evidence.
“Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy,“ declared the court. “Voters, not lawyers, choose the president.”
