Ahead of the midterm elections, the Department of Justice is leading a high-profile effort to catch and prosecute people they say illegally cast ballots, sometimes holding televised press conferences to make the announcements. But there is no evidence to support President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud that skews election results. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports.
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Geoff Bennett:
Ahead of the midterm elections, the Department of Justice is leading a high-profile effort to catch and prosecute people they say illegally cast ballots, sometimes holding televised press conferences to make the announcements.
Todd Blanche, U.S. Attorney General:
Voter fraud erodes the public's trust in our electoral system, and it's vital to our democratic process that we do everything that we can to restore that trust.
Geoff Bennett:
But there is no evidence to support President Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud that skew election results.
Our justice correspondent, Ali Rogin, is here with more.
So, Ali, help us understand the scope of the DOJ effort so far.
Ali Rogin:
Yes, so far, they have announced indictments or charges of voter fraud against about 100 individuals. They say there are hundreds more of these cases that they are investigating, and they have been releasing information on these handfuls at a time.
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