According to a report by the US "Capitol Hill" on the 10th, US Attorney General Barr's decision to order the Department of Justice to investigate any "substantial allegations" of election fraud was strongly opposed. Many former officials believed that Barr was trying to support Trump's election. As a result, the unfounded claim of "stolen".
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and a few hours after Barr announced the decision on Monday, Richard Pilger, head of the election crime division of the US Department of Justice branch, announced his resignation. Pilger told his colleagues in a letter that he will be transferred to a non-supervisory position, mainly responsible for corruption litigation. He wrote in the letter, “After getting familiar with the new policy and its consequences, I must regret to resign as the head of the electoral crime department.”
reported that Barr authorized federal prosecutors in a carefully worded memo on Monday. "Before the election results are verified" in their respective jurisdictions, "some specific cases" were investigated for "violations" in the voting and counting process, but he warned that "paradoxical, speculative, fictitious or far-fetched The requirements should not be the basis for initiating a federal investigation."
US Attorney General Barr Source: Associated Press
A former official of the US Department of Justice quickly condemned this move, saying that Barr broke a long-standing precedent that the Department of Justice should avoid intervening in such investigations until the election results are officially confirmed.
Former New York federal prosecutor Elie Honig (Elie Honig) warned that Barr's actions may mix politics and prosecution matters. He said, “The policies of the U.S. Department of Justice have been implemented for decades. The purpose is very simple: to keep the prosecution away from politics and keep politics away from public prosecution. Now, as someone resigned yesterday, there are now 7 dedicated, professional, and non-partisan employees. The prosecutors resigned. This is abnormal. The reason for their resignation is that Barr has “weaponized” the Department of Justice out of political motives.”
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served in the Washington, DC Federal Attorney’s Office for 24 years Glenn Kirschner, the former federal prosecutor of the United States, tweeted that “Barr authorized federal prosecutors to investigate non-existent election fraud, which only shows one thing: Trump has not granted Barr He desperately needs a pardon." Some former officials said that although serious allegations should be investigated, Barr may now be seen as an interference in the election, even if it is not. Jamil Jaffer, the Assistant Attorney General’s adviser in charge of national security affairs during the Bush administration, said, “The guidelines issued by the Attorney General are undoubtedly unusual. The reason for not investigating allegations of election fraud until confirmed is that In order to avoid political involvement in the election process." Z1z
American staff are counting votes. Source: Associated Press
U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (Democratic member) said, "Barr cannot change the election results, but In helping President Trump spread lies about election officials, spreading doubts about the legitimacy of elections without any evidence to support their claims, Barr and other followers of the President threatened to truly harm our country.” He added "This approach is short-sighted, selfish and destructive." Z1z
and even some Republican politicians are criticizing Barr. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said, "I have been in the Republican Party for 40 years. I have raised funds for Republican candidates and knocked on the door for Republican candidates... But the recent move to let the Justice Department handle all these things. It is very inappropriate. It is also unacceptable to hinder an orderly transition process, especially at such a moment."
