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Reason
Tosin Akintola

The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would be "observing polling locations today in Pawtucket, Rhode Island," the last stop on an 11-state tour to "secure ballot integrity, maintain transparency into the voting process, and enforce compliance with federal law."

Despite spending months foraging through the voting process of 11 states and hundreds of polling locations, the department has failed to find proof of President Donald Trump's dubious claim that there is widespread voter fraud taking place in American elections. Yet the Trump administration isn't planning to stop interfering anytime soon. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said the department would "continue this work through the midterm general elections to assure the American public of the fairness and security of the voting process."

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