FBI closes 2020 election fraud inquiry ordered by Nevada's top federal prosecutor, sources say

[Eugene]

Source: CBS News

The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada's top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election, sources with direct knowledge of the probe told CBS News.

The FBI ended the inquiry in late January, after Sigal Chattah, the first assistant U.S. attorney in Nevada, had ordered the bureau in July to open a 2020 election fraud probe that she claimed could help flip a key congressional seat in Republicans' favor. She also said it could ensnare President Trump's Democratic opponents — state attorneys general who had gone after fake electors — sources previously told CBS News.

At that time, she provided the FBI with a thumb drive of data compiled by the Republican Party that she claimed would show that non-citizens had voted in the 2020 election and that people on Indian reservations were accepting cash for ballots, the sources previously said.

But an FBI review of Nevada voter roll data, compared against Department of Homeland Security citizenship data, only identified 38 possible non-citizen voters. In addition, FBI agents told Chattah's office that the statute of limitations to pursue any possible case had also expired, which made bringing a case untenable, according to sources familiar with the case.

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By Sarah N. Lynch
March 12, 2026 / 4:49 PM EDT / CBS News


Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-closes-2020-election-fraud-inquiry-nevada/

[William Seger]

1. There were 1,373,376 votes cast in Nevada for the 2020 election

The 38 possible non-citizens would be a possible 0.0027%, less than 3 per thousand. The SAVE Act is a "solution" to a non-existent problem, and Dems need to make that case using the facts before millions get disenfranchised in a blatant attempt to get an advantage that their terrible policies won't deliver.

[Junipercity]

2. Three per. Edit?

[William Seger]

3. I'm not sure what you asking. 3 per thousand would be 0.003%

[Junipercity]

4. 3 per 100,000

Or 0.00003
Or 0.003 of a point
(1 point = 1%)

Missed it by two orders of magnitude. 😉

[William Seger]

5. OK, sorry, was still on first cup of coffee

... but it IS less than 3 per thousand, too!

[Junipercity]

6. True dat. 😆