The FBI announced today it’s investigating that thing we are told religiously by CNN is a thing that never ever happens: problems with mail-in ballots.
A smug reporter (is there any other kind?) at the White House briefing today asked Kayleigh McEnany “So, Kayleigh, yesterday when the president said, ‘Get rid of the ballots, there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there’ll be a continuation,’ which particular ballots is he talking about wanting to get rid of and why does he think that will help him get elected?”
Kayleigh stomped that noise.
“The president wants to get rid of mass mail-out voting, and that’s not because of — he’s said clearly that that could go either way; it could damage either candidate’s chances, because it’s a system that’s subject to fraud. In fact, in the last twenty-four hours, police in Greenville, Wisconsin found mail in a ditch and it included absentee ballots. And also, I can confirm for you that Trump ballots, ballots for the president were found in Pennsylvania and I believe you should be getting more information on that shortly. Here in the last 24 hours they were found cast aside.”
The FBI and the U.S. Attorney have confirmed they are investigating. See press release below the video.
Here’s the release.
HARRISBURG – On Monday, September 21, 2020, at the request of Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis, the Office of the United States Attorney along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scranton Resident Office, began an inquiry into reports of potential issues with a small number of mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Board of Elections.
Since Monday, FBI personnel working together with the Pennsylvania State Police have conducted numerous interviews and recovered and reviewed certain physical evidence. Election officials in Luzerne County have been cooperative. At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded. Investigators have recovered nine ballots at this time. Some of those ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some cannot. All nine ballots were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Our inquiry remains ongoing and we expect later today to share our up to date findings with officials in Luzerne County. It is the vital duty of government to ensure that every properly cast vote is counted.
It’s a real thing. It has happened here and it can happen elsewhere. This thing where the media decide something CANNOT be true after Trump says it is true is destructive toward Democracy and the continued general welfare of the American people. That makes the American press not just the enemy of the people, but of democracy itself.
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