Trump Asks DOJ to Launch Investigation Into Maryland After 500,000 Mail-In Ballots Were Sent Out in “Error” (VIDEO)
President Trump on Monday afternoon asked the Justice Department to investigate Maryland officials for sending out "500,000 illegal mail-in ballots." Last Friday, Maryland election officials said they will be issuing 500,000 new ballots after a vendor made an error in sending out the first batch of ballots for the state's gubernatorial primary election. The post Trump Asks DOJ to Launch Investigation Into Maryland After 500,000 Mail-In Ballots Were Sent Out in “Error” (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- President Trump has asked the Justice Department to investigate Maryland officials over the mailing of 500,000 mail-in ballots.
- Maryland election officials stated that the ballots were sent out due to a vendor error and that 500,000 new ballots will be issued.
- The Maryland State Board of Elections claims the original ballots will be sequestered and voided.
- President Trump alleges that the error involved "illegal" ballots and could lead to fraud, potentially benefiting Democrats.
- Trump believes that if the original ballots were not retrieved, there could be a million ballots in circulation.
- Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis assured that efforts are being made to maintain election integrity and accuracy.