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“Facts matter, Mr. President.”
Ellen Weintraub, a federal election commissioner, is renewing her demand that PresidentDonald Trump release evidence to support his claim that there was widespread voter fraud in New Hampshire during last year’s presidential election.
Trump has made the claim since November, though he’s released no evidence to support that assertion. New Hampshire officials have refuted that there was widespread voter fraud in the state.
Weintraub wrote a letter to Trump on Wednesday saying that the claim undermined America’s democratic process. In February, Trump claimed that he would have won New Hampshire in the election if thousands hadn’t been bused in. Weintraub argued that the claim fell within the purview of the FEC because if busing did occur no campaign had filed an expense for busing with the agency. Weintraub made a similar call for Trump to releaseproof of voter fraud in February.
“This allegation of a vast conspiracy, involving thousands of people committing felony criminal acts aimed at stealing the election, has deeply disturbed citizens throughout America. I have heard from many of them, including proud and patriotic New Englanders who are shocked by the allegation and feel that it impugns their historic role in our democracy,” she wrote in her Wednesday letter.
As several states across the country move to pass voting restrictions, Weintraub urged Trump to consider the weight that his allegations carry.
More: FEC Commissioner Refuses To Let Trump Slide On Voter Fraud Claim
Great news! Trump needs to be held accountable for this unsubstantiated lie!
Ellen Weintraub, a federal election commissioner, is renewing her demand that PresidentDonald Trump release evidence to support his claim that there was widespread voter fraud in New Hampshire during last year’s presidential election.
Trump has made the claim since November, though he’s released no evidence to support that assertion. New Hampshire officials have refuted that there was widespread voter fraud in the state.
Weintraub wrote a letter to Trump on Wednesday saying that the claim undermined America’s democratic process. In February, Trump claimed that he would have won New Hampshire in the election if thousands hadn’t been bused in. Weintraub argued that the claim fell within the purview of the FEC because if busing did occur no campaign had filed an expense for busing with the agency. Weintraub made a similar call for Trump to releaseproof of voter fraud in February.
“This allegation of a vast conspiracy, involving thousands of people committing felony criminal acts aimed at stealing the election, has deeply disturbed citizens throughout America. I have heard from many of them, including proud and patriotic New Englanders who are shocked by the allegation and feel that it impugns their historic role in our democracy,” she wrote in her Wednesday letter.
As several states across the country move to pass voting restrictions, Weintraub urged Trump to consider the weight that his allegations carry.
More: FEC Commissioner Refuses To Let Trump Slide On Voter Fraud Claim
Great news! Trump needs to be held accountable for this unsubstantiated lie!