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OldRedneck
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November 23, 2016
IT'S A HOAX!!! DOJ is not accepting phone calls to decide about auditing election results.
From the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/11/22/the-department-of-justice-is-not-going-to-conduct-a-vote-audit-based-on-your-phoned-in-outrage/?utm_term=.a701fd0dab8d
For supporters of Hillary Clinton, the post circulating on Facebook and Reddit offers hope. The Justice Department, it claims, is tallying calls from people who want an audit of the 2016 election. And given the small margins that Donald Trump won by in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, a shift of about 55,000 votes is all that would be needed to change the outcome.
The problem is, its bogus. The Justice Department doesnt count up calls to determine whether it should launch an investigation. And they will not initiate a national audit or force particular states to recount their results based on the volume of outrage they receive from voters.
The Justice Department does not tally the number of callers to determine whether federal action is warranted, department spokesman David Jacobs said in a statement. Investigatory decisions are based solely on the facts and evidence as they relate to the federal statutes the department enforces.
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