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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4681789" data-attributes="member: 18222">That&#039;s BS ... the letter from Barr said this is not a directive or order. The letter said they were free to investigate if they saw anything.<h3>Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims</h3>The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious claims.Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors on Monday that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the presidential race are certified.Mr. Barr said he had authorized “specific instances” of investigative steps in some cases. He made clear in a <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/barr-memo-elections-fraud/9bf5cac375012c4c/full.pdf" target="_blank">carefully worded memo</a> that prosecutors had the authority to investigate, but he warned that “specious, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4681789, member: 18222"] That's BS ... the letter from Barr said this is not a directive or order. The letter said they were free to investigate if they saw anything. [HEADING=2]Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims[/HEADING] The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious claims. Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors on Monday that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the presidential race are certified. Mr. Barr said he had authorized “specific instances” of investigative steps in some cases. He made clear in a [URL='https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/barr-memo-elections-fraud/9bf5cac375012c4c/full.pdf']carefully worded memo[/URL] that prosecutors had the authority to investigate, but he warned that “specious, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries.” [/QUOTE]

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