Postal Service finds no evidence of mail ballot fraud in Pa. case cited by top Republicans

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Postal Service finds no evidence of mail ballot fraud in Pa. case cited by top Republicans

Letter carrier Richard Hopkins told federal agents he “assumed” supervisors discussed backdating ballots and then recanted his claim, inspector general’s report says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/17/usps-ballot-fraud-investigation/


Jacob Bogage and Shawn Boburg

March 17, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. CDT

U.S. Postal Service investigators found no evidence to support a Pennsylvania postal worker’s claim that his supervisors had tampered with mail-in ballots, according to an inspector general’s report — allegations cited by top Republicans to press baseless claims of fraud in the presidential election.

Richard Hopkins, a mail carrier in Erie, alleged in November that he overheard the local postmaster discussing plans to backdate ballots received after the Nov. 3 vote and pass them off to election officials as legitimate. Working with Project Veritas, a nonprofit entity that seeks to expose what it says is bias in the mainstream news media, Hopkins publicly released a sworn affidavit recounting those allegations.

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) cited Hopkins’s claim in a letter to the Justice Department in November calling for a federal investigation into election results in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump by more than 81,000 votes, and Democratic candidates outperformed GOP challengers in votes submitted by mail.


Graham and many other congressional Republicans refused to accept the outcome of the election for weeks, even after states audited and certified results.

Then-Attorney General William P. Barr subsequently authorized federal prosecutors to open investigations into credible allegations of voting irregularities and fraud before results were certified, a reversal of long-standing Justice Department policy.

Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say

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[magicarpet]

1. Same finding here.... no grounds but they persist...

Arizona GOP Must Pay $18,000 In Legal Fees For Failed Election Lawsuit

Alison Durkee
Forbes Staff
Business
TOPLINE A state court in Arizona ordered state’s Republican Party to pay more than $18,000 in legal fees to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs for an unsuccessful lawsuit that sought a second hand count of election results in the state, the latest instance of Trump allies now facing consequences for their failed legal campaign challenging Joe Biden’s victory in battleground states.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/03/15/arizona-gop-must-pay-18000-in-legal-fees-for-failed-election-lawsuit/

[MyOwnPeace]

2. And I hope

that f**king lying SOB 'postal worker' is now a FORMER postal worker - or, better yet, facing charges for be a f**king lying SOB!

[JohnnyRingo]

3. He was just trying to be a good MAGA republican...

He didn't know they were gonna make a federal case about it. Never mind then.

[Cha]

4. Rt TY.. buried on page 20..

WTH WaPo!?

[mwb970]

5. I used to think they couldn't GET any worse.

Now I see that in fact they always do.