Trump Calls for Justice Department Probe Into Maryland Voting
An official ballot drop box outside the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump requested a federal investigation into unsubstantiated claims that Maryland sent hundreds of thousands of “illegal” mail-in ballots to voters.
Trump said Monday that the state “sent out 500,000 Illegal Mail In Ballots, and they got caught.” He appeared to be referring to ballots that were erroneously sent to some Maryland voters, but inflated the size and nature of the issue.