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Posted on 01/16/2021 6:04:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Department of Justice on Friday announced it closed an investigation into ballots that were discarded in Pennsylvania.
“After a thorough investigation conducted by the FBI and prosecutors from my office, we have determined that there is insufficient evidence to prove criminal intent on the part of the person who discarded the ballots,” acting U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler said in a statement. “Therefore, no criminal charges will be filed and the matter is closed.”
Brandler recently replaced David Freed, the former U.S. attorney who last year revealed nine military absentee ballots had been tossed in Luzerne County. Freed resigned on Jan. 1. The U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment at the time about the investigation.
Luzerne County, with a population of about 317,000, sits in northeast Pennsylvania outside of Scranton.
The probe centered on who discarded the ballots, which were mostly for President Donald Trump. Freed also said investigators found four official, bar-coded, absentee ballot envelopes that were empty. Most of the material was found in a dumpster.
“The preliminary findings of this inquiry are troubling and the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections must comply with all applicable state and federal election laws and guidance to ensure that all votes—regardless of party—are counted to ensure an accurate election count,” Freed wrote in a letter to Shelby Watchilla, director of elections for Luzerne County, in September 2020.
He said interviews revealed staffers were improperly opening nearly all envelopes received, even though they weren’t supposed to open military ballots until Election Day. Opening any absentee ballot before then “violates the controlling statutes and is contrary to Pennsylvania Department of State guidance,” Freed said.
Luzerne County Manager David Pedri’s office later said a contractor was to blame for the discarded ballots. The contractor was fired but not charged. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, a Democrat, told reporters what happened was “a bad error” and “not intentional fraud.” The county and state didn’t respond to requests for comment.
FBI agents worked with Pennsylvania State Police officers to conduct the investigation. County election officials cooperated with law enforcement, federal officials said.
Trump mentioned the probe several times. He told reporters in Washington last year: “We have to be careful with the ballots. The ballots, that’s a whole big scam. You know they found, I understand, eight ballots in a waste paper basket in some location. They found, it was reported in one of the newspapers that they found a lot of ballots in a river. They throw them out if they have the name Trump on them I guess.”
How about the ratios of Trump's absentee ballots after the election to his vote on election night?
They aren't finding the crime, because they are deliberately looking in the wrong place.
FU DOJ and PA.
We all knew that when the 3 AM count after sending the Republican observers home showed a 100% Biden count, giving him the votes to pass Trump in 6 states simultaneously. What coincidence, indeed.
I was accused of trolling for posting this:
1/10/2021, 9:21:39 AM · 68 of 91
Don W to Aquamarine
“Because you’d be in jail.”
Still waiting...
Tick Tock
Bombshell
Breaking
Soon to be revealed
Orly Taitz all over again. With 2 lawyers this time.
6 posted on 1/4/2021, 10:07:36 PM
The Department of Justice? Thanks, I needed a good laugh. Seems to be nothing more than a collection of liars, thieves, and corrupt bums. Barr was just the figurehead for the do-nothings, as Chief Bum.
Please no comments about how the next election will fix this.
It has been said that PA would be the lynch pin for ALL the fraud BEFORE the election and that assumption was correct. They got the a-hole PA courts to simply say any vote/ballot counts,they can be counted well beyond election day and no Trump supporter has any right to ensure election integrity. This was duplicated in ALL of the other contested states many of whom had Republicans in charge. Knowing what we know now these a-holes should have been punched hard in the teeth but it is all over now as the Republic swirls down the toilet bowl.
Fraud or a defective election process doesn’t need intent. It is not first or second degree fraud. It is fraud.
Even the doj cannot determine if anything is true. Ya think the people who planned the fraud made sure any action if discovered couldn’t be prosecuted? Ya’ think?
Wasnt yhat called plausible deniability?
From now on...no on will believe our government officials. Time to go, at least, our own way with integrity. Kiss them off.
Department of Justice = Department of Jokes!!!
Should rename it the Ministry of Justice to be consistent with Orwell’s Year.
This inJustice Department couldn’t find it’s penis with a
microscope.
I remember a text, “WE WILL STOP IT!”, from Peter Strok.
Intent: the Comey defense.
You have to be a very sad Democrat for a Republican to beat you going forward. They’ll use the possibility to keep wayward donkeys in line.
“’Ey. Yous don’t wanna get primaried, do ya? Or worse: beaten by a Republican? Strange things can happen! So...Howzabout you get your ship right and get in line wit’ da rest of yer D-pals?”
Yeh sure!
Like I said before!!! Did they break the law? If yes they should be charged!!!
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FBI only investigates Republicans...
That’s their only job!!!
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