The Justice Department has pursued investigations into President Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud claims for months without producing evidence of widespread fraud.
The Trump-appointed prosecutor initially leading the election fraud work appeared to be sidelined after expressing willingness to cooperate with county officials on certain legal issues.
The administration has been hyping smaller cases involving non-citizen voting and alleged voter registration fraud, often involving only one or two people.
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When President Donald Trump promised, seemingly out of the blue, in late January that prosecutions would “soon” be coming for 2020 election rigging, the Justice Department was already mobilizing an effort behind the scenes to build out a portfolio of cases that would boost the White House’s narrative.
