Bill Barr & Election Fraud: Justice Department Finds No Evidence Yet

Though they have been investigating, the Justice Department and the FBI have found no evidence of widespread election fraud, Attorney General Bill Barr told the Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday. Barr was not saying that there was no proof of fraud. “To date,” however, he asserted that “we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”

Under circumstances where investigations are still pending, Barr’s blunt statement seems unusual. But it appears to be a response to President Trump’s continuing allegations about a massively “rigged” election, and specifically to his complaints over the weekend that the Justice Department and the FBI were “missing in action” as far as investigating his campaign’s claims was concerned.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Though they have been investigating, the Justice Department and the FBI have found no evidence of widespread election fraud, Attorney General Bill Barr told the Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday. Barr was not saying that there was no proof of fraud. “To date,” however, he asserted that “we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”

Under circumstances where investigations are still pending, Barr’s blunt statement seems unusual. But it appears to be a response to President Trump’s continuing allegations about a massively “rigged” election, and specifically to his complaints over the weekend that the Justice Department and the FBI were “missing in action” as far as investigating his campaign’s claims was concerned.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.