Posted on 11/08/2020 1:38:17 AM PST by RandFan
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that he would investigate all credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct after receiving a sworn affidavit from a Pennsylvania postal worker alleging officials devised a plan to backdate mail ballots.
The senators remarks came less than two hours after The Associated Press and other news outlets officially projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the winners in the race for White House.
President Trump has since refused to concede, repeating his claims without evidence that there have been several cases of voter fraud as part of a Democratic effort to steal the election from him.
In a press release, Graham stated that he had received a sworn affidavit from the Trump campaign provided by Richard Hopkins, a postal worker from Erie, Pa.
In the affidavit, Hopkins alleges that Erie Postmaster Robert Weisenbach told workers he was back-dating the postmarks on the ballots to make it appear as though the ballots had been collected on November 3, 2020 despite them in fact being collected on November 4 and possibly later.
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Keystone State could count mail-in ballots that are received as late as Friday of this week as long as they were postmarked on Nov. 3, Election Day.
In response, Graham wrote in the release that it is imperative that all credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct be investigated to ensure the integrity of the 2020 elections.
The presidential election remains close in multiple states, and as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, all credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct will be taken seriously, he continued. I will not allow credible allegations of voting irregularities or misconduct to be swept under the rug.
The top Republican lawmaker added that he would be calling on the Department of Justice to investigate these claims.
Ill also be in contact with the Postmaster General, requesting he to look into these allegations, ones that may follow, and help secure the testimony of Mr. Hopkins, Graham continued.
Every American should want our election processes to work accurately, and given the recency of such a large volume of mail-in voting, that will require oversight, Graham added. Election outcomes are not determined by media outlets but certified, accurate vote counts.
Oh, Miss Lindsey, just STFU. You make promises all the time that you never keep. How stupid do you think we are?
The Senator is a leader in spite of those who are bigoted and anti Republican biased and refuse to join him in his efforts to defeat the Democrats.
Conclusion of the Senate Committee:
“Although there were some irregularities in a few isolated localities the American public can be assured that their electoral system is secure and the votes reported truly reflects the will of the American people.”
I think Graham will try to investigate it, but its actually not something that will be determined by investigation from a Senate committee. It requires the DOJ to act.
And the problem is that the DOJ has been completely silent.
Graham Is worthless. Talk and showtime is all you will get. Yawn. Time to break up this union.
Just more blah, blah, blah from Miss Lindsey as he has done so many times in the past.
You aren’t paying attention. The President has told us that multiple lawsuits are in progress all across the country.
The law suits are in both state and federal courts and are properly functions of the campaign.
First, the Supreme Court must rule who won the election. After that, the DOJ can go after those perpetrating the fraud
Why are some of us always trying to undermine whatever support Trump gets? Wheres your half million dollars of support?
Just look at Miss Lindsey’s ACTIONS (ie his NON ACTIONS)....’cuz they speaker louder than words and his “alleged” half million dollars.
Wake up, dude!
Anti Republican conservatives are as bad as anti Republican leftists.
The only route to conservative success is on the Republican road. Anti Republican is actually anti conservative.
Just so you’ll know, Donald Trump is a Republican.
Get with the program.
Your archaic anti Republican whining is detrimental to the conservative cause
I hope so. I think SCOTUS is going to be extremely unwilling to get involved in this, though...particularly since it was their approval that let some of the wackier balloting procedures stand even when the GOP requested relief.
Well have to see what Monday brings. This is all so much more difficult now that the media has declared Biden the winner, and he has been swanning around calling himself President Elect. This with many ballots uncounted, states uncertified, and lawsuits already begun. So its going to be even harder to fight back now. I only hope that the GOP campaign managers dont get dissuaded by their usual desire for harmony (which means accepting whatever the Dems do).
Any investigation would be a first for this airbag.
Blah, blah, blah, blah! You know you won’t do a phuckin’ thing Grahamnesty! Even if you did, it would take four, possibly, 8 years!
And if they succeed in stealing both of them there'll be no Senate hearings on anything but adding 50 new justices to SCOTUS,statehood for PR,DC,Guatemala,Venezuela,North Korea...
Graham better be bidding in a new spine on E-Bay.
Otherwise, his mouth is writing a check his ass can NOT cash.
Another ‘vow’ from Lindsey to investigate.
It’s like asking who wants ice cream and saying it melted to bad.
I’m sure he’ll threaten to warn to threaten to warn them much more severely if they do it again.
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