A recent report by the Justice Department's watchdog revealed that former Attorney General Bill Barr was personally involved in the decision to publicize an incident from the 2020 election involving nine discarded mail-in ballots for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. The incident fueled the false narrative of widespread voter fraud but was later determined to be an error by a contractor, leading to no charges being brought.
The inspector general's investigation focused on a press release issued by Justice Department prosecutors in Pennsylvania in September 2020, which Barr encouraged and authorized. The release mentioned potential issues with mail-in ballots and specifically highlighted that the discarded ballots were all cast for President Trump, a detail that raised suspicions of political motives.
