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Holder: Trump's election fraud claims are laying foundation for voter suppression
The Hill ^ | April 26, 2017 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 04/27/2017 11:02:36 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday tore into President Trump's claims of rampant voter fraud, saying the allegations have laid a foundation for voter suppression and more restrictive voter identification laws.

"The vote fraud mantra is said so often — it’s almost said robotically — that some people have unthinkingly begun to believe that the issue is real," Holder said at a National Action Network conference in New York City.

"And with recent claims by Mr. Trump of ‘rigged elections’ based on fraud, again without any proof, save the bluster of the candidate, this mistaken belief in voter fraud becomes almost hardwired," he continued.

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States' election system is "rigged" and that rampant voter fraud by millions of "illegals" prevented him from winning the popular vote in November. The real estate mogul, however, won the Electoral College vote.

Because of those claims, Holder said, "a predicate has been laid for further voter suppression efforts," despite no credible evidence suggesting that voter fraud is a widespread problem.

During his tenure as the country's top law enforcement official under former President Obama, Holder vowed to aggressively challenge state voter ID laws, which disproportionately affect minorities and low-income voters. Thirty-three states currently have some form of voter ID la


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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/9/eric-holders-law-firm-paid-25k-month-california-ta/

Eric Holder’s law firm paid $25K a month by California taxpayers to fight Trump policies: Report

1 posted on 04/27/2017 11:02:36 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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H0lder knows much about fraud of many kinds.


2 posted on 04/27/2017 11:04:32 AM PDT by Paladin2
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Eric Holder’s claims are laying the foundation for future election fraud.


3 posted on 04/27/2017 11:05:32 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: COUNTrecount

Holder’s voter suppression claims are laying the foundation for election fraud.


4 posted on 04/27/2017 11:05:59 AM PDT by circlecity
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Let’s just have an audit of California to see if there are non-citizens registered and voting so we can put this to rest.


5 posted on 04/27/2017 11:07:38 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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The “voter fraud” meme was started by the LEFT!

They even funded RECOUNTS!

Then, when Trump says he (correctly) suspects voter fraud, the left says it is HIM?

God are these people irony-deaf? Chutzpah-deaf?


6 posted on 04/27/2017 11:08:26 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: dynoman

Yikes! Exactly. Great minds....

These guys are in full assault mode. They have nothing else.

Experience tells us these curs come out and burn things every time a Republican is president. Like bats at dusk.


7 posted on 04/27/2017 11:08:37 AM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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Holder LIES to ensure vote fraud!


8 posted on 04/27/2017 11:09:01 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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How does legitimate voter ID suppress legitimate voters?


9 posted on 04/27/2017 11:09:15 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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Agreed. What are they trying to hide?


10 posted on 04/27/2017 11:10:32 AM PDT by dhs12345
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Unfortunately, every state is responsible for it's own election.

Moonbeam would never allow the truth to be known, so there will be no audit.

11 posted on 04/27/2017 11:10:35 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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Holder was active in the opposite of voter suppression, diluting the vote significance of American citizens by encouraging “voting” by non-citizens, anything to put teeth in the 44th President’s operating principle of “get-even-with-them-ism”, against people of European heritage, most of whom had no part in slavery and colonialism.


12 posted on 04/27/2017 11:10:39 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: COUNTrecount

Just another affirmative action disappointment. Nothing to see here.


14 posted on 04/27/2017 11:13:48 AM PDT by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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Who will ever accept the word of “Machine Gun Eric”
*Remember Elian?


15 posted on 04/27/2017 11:14:31 AM PDT by capt. norm (Two can live as cheaply as one...but for only half as long)
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Eric Holder visits Sacramento to meet with his clients: California's legislators - LA Times

16 posted on 04/27/2017 11:14:41 AM PDT by maggief
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I like how every time they trot out 107-year-old Gramma Tarpaper or “recently arrived” Jose Pobre-Hombre as props and try to show that they can’t get their birth documents, somebody finds out two hours after the indignant press conference that they’re already on welfare and registered to vote in two jurisdictions.


17 posted on 04/27/2017 11:15:20 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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What is really behind SO CALLED voter suppression IS Trumps upholding immigration laws MANY illegal aliens will be afraid to vote now as they have in past elections, they are much more likely to lay low afraid of being deported!!!! Holder is a lying BASTARD!!!!


18 posted on 04/27/2017 11:16:05 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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ERIC HOLDER...helper of Fast and Furious...knows about all kinds of fraud, lies, and voter fraud...his problem, he got caught and he knows it...

V.P. Pence has a team going through the votes and finding voter fraud and Judicial Watch is doing voter fraud also...and Holder knows this...

19 posted on 04/27/2017 11:16:18 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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Why isn’t this criminal scumbag waiting on death row for his part in the deaths of Brian Terry and Jaime Zapata?


20 posted on 04/27/2017 11:24:58 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Best Long Term Prepper Tactic: Beat The Muslim Takeover - Have Big Families)
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