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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,509 posts)
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:18 PM Aug 2020

Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent fraud

President Trump said Thursday that he plans to send law enforcement and U.S. attorneys to the polls in November to prevent voter fraud.

When asked by Fox News host Sean Hannity late Thursday night if the president was going to "have an ability" to monitor and avoid fraud during the upcoming November elections, Trump said, "We're going to have everything."

"We're going to have sheriffs, and we're going to have law enforcement. And we're going to have hopefully U.S. attorneys, and we're going to have everybody and attorney generals," the president continued.

The president once again criticized the practice of mail-in voting, alleging that "anybody can sign" the universal mail-in ballots, specifically naming the system in Nevada.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-will-send-law-enforcement-us-attorneys-to-polls-in-november-to-prevent-fraud/ar-BB18dfpu?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=DELLDHP

He's waving his tiny little mushroom around.

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Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent fraud (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
Send them to intimidate people maybe... Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #1
I thought the SCOTUS had ruled elections were a State thing. Hugin Aug 2020 #2
Is that like his bikers and truckers for Chumps? 2naSalit Aug 2020 #3
Hey, Trump! PJMcK Aug 2020 #4
Just minority precincts in swing states, duh. unblock Aug 2020 #10
No he won't. He has no authority. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #5
Well, last time I looked, states and local jurisdictions Raven Aug 2020 #6
I wonder if part of his plan will be to seize the ballots to protect them world wide wally Aug 2020 #7
Couple of questions . . . . no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #8
People in camo checking IDs of voters in line outside of less + less polling places ? Trumpdreams lunasun Aug 2020 #9

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
1. Send them to intimidate people maybe...
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:21 PM
Aug 2020

no fn clue how they are supposed to prevent fraud since they are not poll workers, and AFAIK have no authority to do anything about state managed elections unless called.

Does the Pig expect them to profile people and tell them they can't vote? Man is a nutjob.

PJMcK

(22,078 posts)
4. Hey, Trump!
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:23 PM
Aug 2020

According to Wikipedia, there are 3,143 voting districts in the United States.

As of 2016, there were 3,007 counties, 64 parishes, 19 organized boroughs, 11 census areas, 41 independent cities, and the District of Columbia for a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia.


Are you going to send law enforcement and lawyers to all of them? Or just the ones in swing states? Or just the ones in blue states?

You're a fucking idiot.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,629 posts)
5. No he won't. He has no authority.
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:29 PM
Aug 2020

But this was a call to the MAGAt goons. He wants them to intimidate Black voters. Same shit, different day.

Raven

(13,910 posts)
6. Well, last time I looked, states and local jurisdictions
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 01:30 PM
Aug 2020

were in charge of elections. I am a Selectman in my town and I know that our Moderator will politely direct Mr. Trump's people (law enforcement or not) to a reserved section for poll watchers far away from the voters. We will not let anyone intimidate our voters no matter who they are and, if they try to, we'll throw them out.

no_hypocrisy

(46,330 posts)
8. Couple of questions . . . .
Fri Aug 21, 2020, 02:18 PM
Aug 2020

1. How can these so-called sheriffs know who is going to commit voter fraud?
2. How can you commit voter fraud before you vote?
3. Unless the "sheriffs" have the voter rolls book, how can they possibly know who is a questionable voter?
4. Are these "sheriffs" going to physically block the entrance to the polling places for certain individuals or groups?
5. Are these "sheriffs" going to threaten physical violence, arrest, or both if the voter(s) go past a certain point?
6. Will poll workers be "deputized" to go outside and escort in voters like abortion providers for patients?

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