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    Barr Wades Into Trump's False Voting Claims, Allowing Prosecutors To Investigate

    Barr specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.
    by Alana Wise Nov 09, 2020 3 minutes
    Attorney General Bill Barr leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday.

    Updated at 10:59 p.m. ET

    William Barr, the nation's attorney general and a Trump ally, on Monday wrote a memo authorizing federal prosecutors to pursue any "substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities." He specified that such reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potential impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State."

    Investigations into more minor claims that, if true, would not affect the outcome of a state's results, Barr wrote, should be deferred

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