Postal Worker Admits Fabricating Allegations Of #BallotTampering 😳
"A #Pennsylvania postal worker whose claims have been cited by top #Republicans as potential evidence of widespread voting irregularities admitted to U.S. Postal Service...
... investigators that he fabricated the allegations, according to three people briefed on the investigation and a statement from a House congressional committee. #RichardHopkins’ claim that a postmaster in #Erie, Pa., instructed postal workers to backdate #ballots mailed...
... after #ElectionDay was cited by Sen. #LindseyGraham (R-S.C.) in a letter to the Department of Justice calling for a federal investigation. Attorney General #WilliamBarr subsequently authorized federal prosecutors to open probes into credible allegations...
... of voting irregularities and fraud, a reversal of long-standing Justice Department policy. The #Erie postmaster, #RobWeisenbach, called the allegations “100% false” in a Facebook post and said they were made “by an employee that was recently disciplined multiple times.” 🤦🏼♀️
"The Erie Post Office did not back date any ballots,” Weisenbach wrote. The Postal Service Inspector General’s Office informed members of Congress in a briefing on Tuesday that Hopkins had recanted his allegations, according to a Congressional aide."
"Hopkins’ allegations, without his name, were first aired last week by #ProjectVeritas, an organization that uses deceptive tactics to expose what it says is bias and corruption in the #MainstreamMedia. Hopkins agreed to attach his name to the allegations late last week. He...
... was instantly celebrated by #TrumpSupporters. The reversal comes as #Trump* has refused to #concede to President-Elect #JoeBiden (D), citing unproven allegations about widespread #VoterFraud in an attempt to swing the results in his favor. #Republicans held up Hopkins’...
... claims as among the most credible because he signed an affidavit swearing that he overheard a supervisor instructing colleagues to backdate ballots mailed after Nov. 3. The Trump campaign provided that affidavit to Graham, who in turn asked the Department...
... of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation to launch an investigation.The #TrumpCampaign also cited the allegation in a federal lawsuit filed Monday against #Pennsylvania#election officials that seeks to prevent them from certifying the states’ #ElectionResults." 🤦🏼♀️
#Vanuatu has recorded its first #Covid_19 case, health officials announced Wednesday, ending the Pacific island nation’s status as one of the few countries...
... in the world to remain virus-free. The health department said a 23-year-old man who had recently returned from the #UnitedStates was confirmed to have the virus on Tuesday after being tested in quarantine."
"Over one hundred years ago the world celebrated #peace as a universal principle. #WWI had just ended and nations mourning their dead collectively called for an end to all #wars. #ArmisticeDay was born and was designated as “a day to be dedicated to the cause...
... are still siding with (Outgoing! 🥳) President Trump* in refusing to #concede the #election. Most #Republicans in #Congress are backing #Trump's efforts to challenge his loss to #Biden, despite the lack of evidence of #VoterFraud. Reed issued a statement congratulating...
... #Biden within hours of his projected victory on Saturday, and on Tuesday said that Republicans should recognize the outcome if there isn't evidence to back up the Trump campaign's claims:
"#JoeBiden has rightfully earned the title of being the projected president-elect...
"This is not the first time Ivanka Trump has used “cheap stunts” to improve her image and brand. ..
.. She recently pledged to bring justice for #NativeAmerican families afflicted by higher rates of violence, homicide, and human trafficking by opening the nation’s first Indian Affairs task force office dedicated to solving cold cases of missing and murdered American Indians...
... and #Alaska Natives. #NativeAmerican women and tribal leaders however remain skeptical towards her commitment to resolving the root causes of violence against #Indigenous women and providing adequate federal resources. (2) They point to a lack of concern during the last...
"The democracy promotion organisation founded by former president #JimmyCarter 💙 is to launch its first-ever #UnitedStates#election initiative this year, citing an “erosion” of democracy in the country. The @CarterCenter has monitored more than 110 #elections in the...