US president Donald Trump's claims of unprecedented electoral fraud in the recent presidential election, has finally got the attention of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who formally request to look into the matter.
Trump had recently questioned the agency's indifference toward allegations of massive fraud in the recent presidential election where Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, was eventually declared the projected winner of the election.
Trump in a recent phone interview on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” said the FBI and the Department of Justice was “missing in action” on claims of massive fraud in the 2020 election.
Asked by FNC's Bartiromo whether his serious allegations of fraud should be something the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ), be investigating, he replied saying, “(Both are) missing in action, can’t tell you where they are. I ask, are they looking at it? Everyone says yes, they’re looking at it. Look, where are they with Comey, McCabe, and all of these other people? I said I’ll stay out of it. I wish I didn’t make that statement. There’s no reason, really why I have to, but where are they with Comey, with McCabe, with Brennan, with all these people they lied to Congress, they lied, they leaked, they spied in our campaign.”
He added, “What happened to Durham? Where’s Durham? So you’re asking a question. These people have been there a long time. I know FBI and FBI is great at the levels that we talked about, but it’s inconceivable. You would think if you’re in the FBI or Department of Justice, this is the biggest thing you could be looking at. Where are they? I’ve not seen anything. I mean, they just keep moving along, and they go on to the next president.”
While it isn't clear whether or not Trump's outburst has anything to do with the move by the FBI to look into his allegations, it appeared Trump's wish might just have come through.
Recent tweets by a former data chief and strategist for the Trump campaign, Matt Braynard on Sunday evening, revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has requested his findings on illegal ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election.
Braynard, executive director of Look Ahead America, tweeted:
- While there has been legit criticism of the actions of leaders of the agency over the last several years, I can personally attest to the many patriots within the rank-and-file who are fighting on the side of the Constitution and Law and Order.
— Matt Braynard (@MattBraynard) November 29, 2020
Update: – The @FBI has proactively and directly requested from me the VIP findings that indicates illegal ballots. – By Tuesday, we will have delivered to the agency all of our data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
– While there has been legit criticism of the actions of leaders of the agency over the last several years, I can personally attest to the many patriots within the rank-and-file who are fighting on the side of the Constitution and Law and Order.
Note: everything I pass on to local/state/fed law enforcement, litigants, legislatures, journalists, etc, is always a copy. And despite sharing it with individuals from all of those groups, there’s never guarantee of a productive result.
Also, Phill Kline, a former Kansas Attorney General and director of the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, also tweeted Sunday that the FBI has reached out to look at Braynard’s data. He said the Thomas More Society has retained Braynard and his team.
After learning that hundreds of thousands of ballots are potentially fraudulent- The FBI has now requested to look at our data.
— Phillip Kline (@PhillDKline) November 29, 2020
See statement below: pic.twitter.com/4CZKITK5cz
He tweeted: “After learning that hundreds of thousands of ballots are potentially fraudulent- The FBI has now requested to look at our data.”
He included a statement that said Braynard was contacted by FBI Special Agent Young Oh of the Los Angeles Field Office. Kline said in another tweet that Braynard’s data analysis shows “hundreds of thousands of potentially fraudulent ballots.”