Trump to launch probe into unproven voter fraud claim
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign an executive action to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, a spokesman said, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats.
Trump had been expected to sign the order Thursday in the Oval Office, but White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that had been postponed, probably until Friday. Spicer did not provide more details as to what the order might entail.
Trump had announced in a pair of tweets early Wednesday that a “major investigation” will look at those registered to vote in more than one state, “those who are illegal and … even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time).” Depending on results, the Republican tweeted on his sixth day in office, “we will strengthen up voting procedures!”
He went further later, claiming: “You have people registered in two states. They’re registered in a New York and a New Jersey. They vote twice.”