McConnell: No federal money for voter fraud probe

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he doesn’t want to spend federal funds to investigate what President Trump claimed was massive voter fraud in the 2016 presidential election.

While McConnell says there is voter fraud, he doesn’t believe it’s as widespread as Trump claims or requires federal intervention. He says that cleaning up voter rolls is best left to the states.

“Election fraud does occur,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union.” But he added that “there’s no evidence that occurred in such a significant number that it would have changed the presidential election.”

“I don’t think we ought to spend any federal money investigating that. I think the states can take a look at this issue. Many of them have tried to tighten their voter rolls, tried to purge people who are dead,” he added.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317963-mcconnell-no-federal-money-for-voter-fraud-probe

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Uh oh, another NO for little Donny!

[Zambero]

1. A mental health probe perhaps?

Some emerging afflictions pose particular concern:

1. Alternative factual syndrome
2. Bowling Green delusional syndrome
3. Banninism-Leninism complex
4. Obsessive-Compulsive Repeal and Replace with God-knows-what disorder
5. Twittercentric sleep deprivation psychotic reaction

A short list, but there are others.

[Cicada]

15. To reach 3 million illegals had to vote at same rate as legals

There are maybe 9 million illegals of voting age. Legal immigrants vote at about a one-third rate. Do illegals vote at the same rate? No, they don't. So even if they did vote Trump still lost the popular vote.

[Botany]

2. Because it didn't happen

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Voter fraud did not happen but election fraud did happen.

McConnell and the repugs do not want to open up that can of worms.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/24/russians-suspected-hacking-wisconsin-dems/97023222/

[diva77]

35. +1000 Absolutely! ELECTION FRAUD to the MAX!!!

Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results
11-23-16

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/hillary-clinton-challenge-results/

[Mc Mike]

3. Bait and switch. They committed election fraud, 5 states swung to get themselves into power.

So they threaten to investigate 'huge Dem voter fraud', then leave people feeling relieved when they don't follow through on the threat.

The best defense is a good offense, right repugs?

Propagandic perception management.

[DK504]

22. Since half of Twittlers staff are registered

in 2 to 3 states, you bet the Yertle doesn't want to be any where near this.

[global1]

4. My Tinfoil Hat Suggests Something Else Going On Here....

Russian hacking, voter suppression, crosscheck, etc - all worthy of a serious investigation that the People were calling for.

Repugs: "We can't have an investigation like that. It will out us. What to do?"

Hmmmm.... Let's have the useful idiot claim something that would be so off the wall (i.e., 3 to 5 million illegals committing voter fraud) we can get the People to laugh at so we can say - "We don't need to spend Fed $ on this as this guy is crazy - ah - just let the States do it."

Deflection once again used very strategically to save their skins.

That's just my humble opinion.

[Hortensis]

17. Definitely. Dangerous can of worms in more ways than one.

But the first and most inevitable is simply that any investigation would disprove the claim of left-sided voter fraud, and very publicly too. The truth is not their friend. Fake-news allegations of fraud are, and practically free to keep going these days.

[bluecollar2]

5. Democrats should be demanding

A "Benghazi/Email!!!" style investigation of voter fraud at every opportunity.

That would require turtle to have to consistently and publicly oppose SCROTUS.

And, like Benghazi, Democrats could keep moving the goalposts moving from voter fraud to voter suppression to hacking...

[CousinIT]

6. VOTER FRAUD is statistically non-existent. ELECTION FRAUD (ie Russia and Comey) is RAMPANT

It's important to note the difference. The spectre of widespread VOTER FRAUD is used as an excuse to further purge voter roles and to institute more stringent voter suppression techniques - but it DOESN'T EXIST.

ELECTION FRAUD otoh is quite rampant. Just ask Russia, James Comey, Rudi Guiliani, Eric Prince.

[yurbud]

14. that is more election influence and dirty tricks. Election fraud would be what they do with

electronic voting machines, provisional ballots, and the like.

When will Democrats get on the stick and talk loudly about that?

[Botany]

16. If people think that Putin/Russia hacked into county level democratic offices in Wisconsin ....

.... to "just look around" then they are swimming in de - nile.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/24/russians-suspected-hacking-wisconsin-dems/97023222/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. McConnell wants to have his cake and not pay for it (or eat it). Just to admire the idea.

When tRump is not useful to McConnell and Ryan, they will get rid of him.

[Solly Mack]

8. "He says that cleaning up voter rolls is best left to the states." Means more voter suppression.

Something McConnell does approve of.

[dalton99a]

9. So McConnell says there is voter fraud but refuses to investigate. Figures.

[keithbvadu2]

36. Republicans love to holler "FRAUD" but don't want to find the truth

[JHB]

10. A probe would put them in the position of coming up with the "wrong" answer...

...so why fund the paper trail?

[yurbud]

13. evidence that Trump actually believes the bullshit and McConnell knows to keep his mouth shut.

[SayItLoud]

11. Rear View Mirror Politics

Speeding along on tRUMP Highway...zoom VOTER FRAUD and RUSSIAN TIES sign....MUST INVESTIGATE.....zoom DEAD AMERICAN SEAL BECAUSE OF POOR REACTIONARY PLANNING BY THE PRESIDENT...MUST INVESTIGATE...zooming right along...BAN CERTAIN COUNTRIES BUT NOT WHERE tRUMP DOES BUSINESS...MUST OVERRULE....zooming even faster now....SO CALLED JUDGE HALTS 'BAN'....MEDIA and anyone with a brain all in sensed and railing against.....ZOOMING NOW AT BREAKNECK SPEED....tRUMPS COMPARES US TO RUSSIAN KILLINGS.....ZOOMING AT SPEED OF SOUND....THERE'S ANOTHER SIGN COMING UP..

Uh oh, Voter fraud and ties to RUSSIA way way way WAY back the road. That's their strategy... OBFUSCATE THE REALLY IMPEACHABLE STUFF LIKE HIS RUSSIAN TIES!

[yurbud]

12. in that case, what does Mitch think of interstate cross-check?

[randr]

18. Repubs are scared to death of an inquiry

It would expose their long war against voter rights and show that they have been stealing elections for decades

[librechik]

31. exactly. They don't want full disclosure/dicovery powers to go to anyone!

they are the vote fraud party!

[KewlKat]

19. Well I don't think we should spend federal funds to build an effing wall, or his

security at the towers or Mar a Loco, etc....etc....

[Skittles]

20. McConnell knows the only voter fraud to be found is REPUKE VOTER FRAUD

[SHRED]

21. He says there is fraud

And with no investigation he, Mitch McConnell, knows the extent already.

Wow...a psychic!!

[C Moon]

23. Either because more fraud will be uncovered on the GOP side...

or they want private money so they can create fake fraud issues.

[Wounded Bear]

24. A "Fraud" probe is too likely to expose the truth that it is virtually non-existant...

thereby reducing its use going forward. Hard to keep decrying 'voter fraud' if your own investigation debunks it.

[barbtries]

25. probably scared shitless of what an actual investigation would turn up.

like the so-called republican president has no business being in the WH

[underpants]

26. So then why all the voter suppression measures at the state level?

I'm sorry was I making sense there?

[HassleCat]

28. Yes, They're like STFU Donny!

"We won, stupid. You won. Don't tip the canoe."

[Gothmog]

29. There is no fraud and so there is no need for a probe

[SamKnause]

30. McConnell is EVIL !!!

Republicans are EVIL !!!!!!!!!!!!

Voter suppression should be investigated, but the EVIL Republicans are responsible for voter suppression !!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck Trump !!!

Fuck Republicans !!!

EVIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eugene]

32. Good for now, except McConnell is speaking with a forked tongue.

I don't trust a word he says. I suspect he will compromise
in the end and give Trump something he can use.

[KPN]

33. Fuck McDonnell. Fuck That. The Dems should be

demanding the investigation. Screw the Rs to the wall on this one baby. They stole it and they know it ... and they have the audacity (as they always do) to project their criminal activity onto us, the Dems. Fuck them! Let's go after them Democratic Party -- Demand an Investigation!

[itcfish]

41. I agree!

n/t

[ananda]

34. Oh, election fraud occurs all right ..

.. you little twerp turtle!

That's how the Reeps win!

[coco22]

37. Take it out of our paychecks.

[riversedge]

38. Trump said Pence will lead the investigation (interview pre Football game)

[torius]

39. Those fraudulent voters

all live in Bowling Green.

[itcfish]

40. This Only Means One Thing

They fear the results. They fear that it will reveal that the fraud was committed by REPUBLICANS. I wish they would investigate.

[dembotoz]

42. if privately funded can it mean beyound fed oversight...as in witch trials?

[Grins]

43. Why do I have this image in my mind...

Why do I have this image in my mind of C. Montgomery Burns rolling his knurled hands together as he says, "Splendid"...?