Trump Lies About Voter Fraud Again: In California Millions Vote Many Times

Speaking to a crowd in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Trump told attendees that in California "the same person votes many times," reviving his oft-repeated lie about voter fraud.

“In many places, like California, the same person votes many times. You probably heard about that. They always like to say ‘oh that’s a conspiracy theory,’” Trump said. “Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people. And it’s very hard because the state guards their records. They don’t want to see it.”

Trump went on to congratulate West Virginia's because "You were with me from Day One."

It does without saying that there have been many investigations into voter fraud and not one study has found anything close to "massive voter fraud."

Watch the comments below.

President Trump claims voter fraud is happening around the country: "In many places, like California, the same person votes many times. They always like to say, 'Oh, that's a conspiracy theory.' Not a conspiracy theory, folks." https://t.co/mID2XFUkyw pic.twitter.com/lDPuYi1noM

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 5, 2018

This is the biggest lie of Trump's presidency and everyone should treat it as such https://t.co/IeOfylETYG

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 5, 2018

Millions of people, huh? Should be easy to prove then. I'll wait.

— Benjamin (@BGOOCHY) April 5, 2018

He has to tell himself these lies to explain why he lost the popular vote. He wants to destroy the confidence of our electoral process just to comfort his fragile ego. Sad.

— Clara10🇵🇷 (@Claryse2) April 5, 2018

actually, this is a lie. I live in California and am a poll worker.

— Joyce Mallonee (@foodstrategist) April 5, 2018

Trump Supporters On Voter Fraud Claims: From "Busloads Of Illegal Voters" To "Cars Of People" Who May Have Been Legal Voters

Watch Trump supporters wiggle out of previous statements that they had personally seen "busloads" of people cross the state line from Massachusetts into New Hampshire to illegally vote.

First it's "millions," then it's "busloads and busloads," then it's one car with Massachusetts plates and 8 people in it, then it's "well... um..."

Then goes from "seen it myself" to "saw it on TV."

This is truly delusional crap.

https://t.co/IAin6KmNlj

— andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) March 30, 2017

Colorado: Conservative Radio Host Steve Curtis Charged With Voter Fraud & Forgery

Conservative radio host Steve Curtis speaking to reporter

It turns out there WAS voter fraud in the 2016 election.

And it was committed by a Republican in Colorado.

From the Washington Post:

The 2016 election was just a month away when Steve Curtis, a conservative radio host and former Colorado Republican Party chairman, devoted an entire episode of his morning talk show to the heated topic of voter fraud.

“It seems to me,” Curtis said in the 42-minute segment, “that virtually every case of voter fraud I can remember in my lifetime was committed by Democrats.”

On Tuesday, Colorado prosecutors threw a wrench into that already dubious theory, accusing Curtis of voter fraud for allegedly filling out and mailing in his ex-wife’s 2016 ballot for president, Denver’s Fox affiliate reported.

Curtis, 57, was charged in Weld County District Court with one count of misdemeanor voter fraud and one count of forgery, a Class 5 felony, according to local media.

The case is the only voter fraud investigation related to the 2016 election that has resulted in criminal charges in the state, the Colorado secretary of state’s office told Denver’s ABC affiliate.

Curtis has not entered a plea. If convicted, he could face more than a year of prison time and a $5,000 fine. His attorney, Christopher Gregory, declined to comment on the case when reached by The Washington Post Tuesday night.

During his radio show about voter fraud, Curtis alleged there was “something about being a Democrat,” he said, that made people prone to criminal behavior. Kinda ironic now, huh?

Why is it always the ones who make the accusations that end up being the guilty ones?

Watch Curtis dodge questions from a reporter below:

Breaking: Former #Colorado Republican Chairman charged w/voter fraud. Wonder what @realDonaldTrump thinks? #kdvr investigates at 5. pic.twitter.com/XZmVijhCBY

— Rob Low (@RobLowTV) March 21, 2017

Trump: I'd Have Won New Hampshire If Not For Illegal Voters Being Bussed In From Massachusetts

He. Just. Can't. Let. It. Go.

President Trump apparently went back into "voter fraud" mode yesterday during a bipartisan meeting of U.S. Senators meant to shore up support for Trump's nominee for SCOTUS, Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Reporters were allowed in the room, but it was after the journalists were escorted out that Trump went on another rant saying he'd have won the popular vote in the presidential election if not for fraud.

Via Politico:

As soon as the door closed and the reporters allowed to observe for a few minutes had been ushered out, Trump began to talk about the election, participants said, triggered by the presence of former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who lost her reelection bid in November and is now working for Trump as a Capitol Hill liaison, or “Sherpa,” on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.

The president claimed that he and Ayotte both would have been victorious in the Granite State if not for the “thousands” of people who were “brought in on buses” from neighboring Massachusetts to “illegally” vote in New Hampshire.

According to one participant who described the meeting, “an uncomfortable silence” momentarily overtook the room.

Trump also teased Ayotte by saying, "You’d have won if you’d been on my train."

(h/t JoeMyGod)

Trump On Voter Fraud: "Many People Have Come Out And Said I Am Right"

In a preview of his upcoming interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, President Trump defends his claim that 3-5 million illegal votes were cast for Hillary Clinton in California and New York, saying, "Many people have come out and said I am right."

It's worth noting many, many people have come out and said he is dead wrong.

Just saying.

Trump stands by (false) claim that millions voted illegally; “many people have come out and said I am right” (false) pic.twitter.com/fLOQVfGYLc

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 5, 2017

Meme Of The Day: Voter Fraud Begins At Home

(via Sen. Bernie Sanders)

One In Four Americans Believe Trump's Claims Of Widespread Voter Fraud

The latest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll indicates that 25% of Americans - one in four voters - believe President Trump's claim that 3-5 million votes were cast illegally in November's presidential contest. A plurality (44%) do not believe his assertions.

However, if the election was subject to voter fraud, more voters (35%) believe Trump would have benefited from the impropriety than Hillary Clinton (30%).

The Trump White House has indicated that an investigation into voter fraud would be forthcoming, even though there is little to no evidence to support the idea of widespread issues with the nation’s electoral system.

'Voter Fraud' Conspiracy Theorist Believes But Can't Prove "Illegal" Voting Scandal

As President Trump continues to push his "voter fraud" conspiracy theory on the American people, CNN's New Day interviewed Votestand founder Gregg Phillips, one of the men who believes that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton somehow received over 3 million "illegal" votes.

Phillips actually made his claims of "voter fraud" via Twitter long before the certified results of the election were made public.

This is the tweet that caught Donald Trump's attention three days after the election.

Completed analysis of database of 180 million voter registrations.

Number of non-citizen votes exceeds 3 million.

Consulting legal team.

— Gregg Phillips (@JumpVote) November 11, 2016

And while confident of his theory, he tells CNN's Chris Cuomo he doesn't currently have the evidence to prove it.

From Rawstory:

“You say you can prove it,” Cuomo said of Phillips’s voter fraud claims. “I say, ‘OK, I trust you, you can prove it.’ Show me.”

“We believe it will take probably another few months to get this done,” Phillips said of when his team will be ready to publicly offer proof that he insists is ironclad.

“Even though you can’t prove it, you think you know?” a confused Cuomo asked.

“The numbers are actually bigger!” Phillips replied, apparently implying that Hillary Clinton actually received more than 3 million illegal votes.

Cuomo again pressed Phillips for how he could claim to know for certain that Clinton received millions of illegal votes without currently having the proper evidence to back up such a conclusion.

“You can reach a conclusion, and then still verify it,” Phillips responded.

Elsewhere in the segment, Cuomo questioned Phillips’s purported methods for finding voter fraud were at all precise, and he responded by saying, “We are as precise as we need to be.”

No sane person believes that 3 million people somehow fraudulently worked in a concerted effort to elect Hillary Clinton president. IF such an undertaking took place, why would the focus be on California and New York where Hillary was certain to win anyway, and not in swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania?

Watch the CNN interview below:

Man behind claim of millions of illegal votes says it will be months before he can provide full evidence https://t.co/puQ7tCOpf5

— New Day (@NewDay) January 27, 2017

"It's just like the birther claims" -- Carl Bernstein on the man who says he has proof that millions voted illegally, but would not show it pic.twitter.com/GsDew7JZ5Q

— New Day (@NewDay) January 27, 2017

Here are the facts on illegal immigration. @ChrisCuomo https://t.co/0192kaHeS5

— New Day (@NewDay) January 27, 2017

Kellyanne Conway: Tiffany Trump Is NOT Registered To Vote In Two States

Donald Trump has announced that he wants a "major investigation" into voter fraud, saying he would have won the popular vote had it not been for 3-5 million "illegal" votes cast for Hillary Clinton.

Part of what drives Trump's logic on the issue is his assertion that many, many people are registered to vote in two or more states, which is not illegal. His belief seems to be folks are registering and voting in duplicate states across the country.

Ergo, anyone with "dual registrations" must be suspect of voter fraud?

Well, it turns out his own daughter, Tiffany Trump, is registered to vote in both New York and Pennsylvania. According to reports, having been a student at the University of Pennsylvania until last May, she was registered to vote in Philadelphia. But this fall, she registered in New York City so she could vote for her father in the New York state primary.

A Philadelphia County elections official confirmed to NBC News on Thursday that Tiffany continues to be listed as active in the voter rolls there. In addition, public records in New York City, where she now lives, also list her as registered to vote there.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told The Today Show's Matt Lauer that it isn't true that Tiffany Trump is registered in both states. “I talked last night to Tiffany Trump, and she said it is flatly false that she is registered in two states,” Conway said Thursday.

“She had been registered in Pennsylvania and went through the process, said it was very byzantine, and took a long time, but she said she is not registered in two states,” she said.

To be clear, there's nothing nefarious about being registered to vote in more than one state. Many people move from one state to another and don't think to "unregister" their voter registration as they leave a state. I don't think I ever "unregistered" in New York, but I assume after several election cycles my status was wiped clean there.

I'll also add that if what Trump is trying to claim is that 3-5 million people, particularly in California and New York, "double registered" in hopes of running up Hillary Clinton's score,  wouldn't the geniuses behind such a scheme have done so in vital swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania?

Watch Matt Lauer ask White House counselor Kellyanne Conway about the issue below:

WATCH: @MLauer talks border wall, voter fraud with @kellyannepolls https://t.co/bER62l7Pun

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 26, 2017

Trump Wants Investigation Into "Those Registered To Vote In Two States" Like His Senior Adviser Steve Bannon

As I reported yesterday, President Trump has continued to cling to his "alternative facts" that he believes he actually won the popular vote in the presidential election.

Trump contends that had it not been for 3-5 million "illegal" votes, he would have been the victor in the popular vote race.

Experts who study voting patterns, and especially the issue of fraud, say there is a better chance of being bitten by a shark who won the lottery than for millions to have voted fraudulently.

Personally, I say if the election was THAT far off, then perhaps we should have a do over?

Today, Trump has announced he wants a "major investigation" in voter fraud.  And I say good.

Trump notes he particularly wants those folks who are registered in two states to vote to be looked at.

Turns out he should turn to the guy standing right next to him as it's been confirmed that White House  senior adviser Steve Bannon is one of those people.

From the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

One of the most powerful men in America happens to be a resident of Sarasota County. We think. His name is Stephen K. Bannon, the scruffy-faced senior adviser to our new president. Maybe you've heard of him. But has anyone actually seen him?

In particular, has anyone ever seen him at 3108 Casey Key Road, though probably not asking neighbor Stephen King to borrow a cup of sugar, considering King once wrote on Twitter: "My newest horror story. Once upon a time there was a man named Donald Trump and he ran for president.''

Anyway, this is where Bannon lives, or is supposed to live, still, according to the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections office. It's the address listed on his voter registration form, effective Aug. 25.

There is only problem: Bannon is also registered to vote in New York City, listing a home address on West 40th Street, and according to a spokesman for the New York State Board of Elections, he voted there in November by absentee ballot.

At a press conference today, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters that the investigation may focus on "bigger" states like New York or California. Yes, those would be ones that Trump lost by huge margins.

So, if I understand correctly, Trump believes that Democrats somehow got 3-5 million people to vote illegally - all for Clinton - in states she was going to win anyway. But forgot to get them to vote in swing states.

Of course, that makes perfect sense.

Watch below as voting expert Brian Schaffner explain to CNN how Trump is twisting his research:

Coordinator of study Spicer was apparently referencing: “There’s no evidence” for widespread voter fraud, whatsoever https://t.co/Uu65jj60Qf pic.twitter.com/RZUmc5c1Dm

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) January 24, 2017

Trump Still Erroneously Maintains Millions Voted Illegally In Presidential Election

Last night, President Trump spent several minutes telling congressional leaders from both parties that he still believes he truly won the popular vote in the presidential election because 3-5 million votes were cast illegally.

The issue remained in the spotlight today as reporters asked White House press secretary Sean Spicer about the issue:

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump believes millions of people voted illegally in November’s election, despite a total absence of evidence to support this view.

“The president does believe that. He has stated that before. I think he’s stated his concerns of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign and continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him,” Spicer told reporters at the daily press briefing.

Pressed for evidence to support the claim, Spicer said only, “I think the president has believed that for a while, based on studies and information he has.” He did not say what those studies or information were.

During the course of the press conference, Spicer grew visibly frustrated at the repeated questions about Trump’s false claim. “He believes what he believes based on the information he was provided,” Spicer told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny. Asked what Trump’s belief means for American democracy, Spicer snapped, “It means I have answered your question.”

Numerous studies have shown that there's no way such massive voter fraud took place.

What neither Spicer nor Trump have explained to date is, if Trump truly believes there was such astronomical voter fraud, why hasn't the president called for a massive investigation?

Meme Of The Day

No, Donald Trump, There's No Voter Fraud In Texas

Republican Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he's hearing about rampant voter fraud at the polls in Texas.

In the end, it turns out one voter didn't know how to review their own ballot.

A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas. People are not happy. BIG lines. What is going on?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2016

Even the Tarrant County Republican chairman didn't buy into the Trumpster's hyperbole.

From Politico:

According to Snopes, “Reports are not flooding in from across Texas about vote switching.”

“Although rumors of ‘vote switching’ in Texas are rampant, we found only one case in which a report was investigated, and it was found to be unsubstantiated,” the rumor researching website said.

The Republican presidential nominee is likely referring to an allegation from a woman who posted on Facebook this week that she voted for Republicans up and down the ballot, though the summary of her votes showed that the Hillary Clinton-Tim Kaine ticket was checked, too.

“I tried to go back and change and could not get it to work,” the woman, who voted in Texas, said. “I asked for help from one of the workers and she couldn't get it to go back either. It took a second election person to get the machine to where I could correct the vote to a straight ticket.”

The woman urged voters to “double check your selections before you cast your vote!”

According to election officials, however, the problem was likely a “voter error,” not a sign of election rigging.

Tim O’Hare, chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, told a local CBS affiliate that voters are inadvertently changing their votes by incorrectly turning the machine’s wheel to change the page.

“We don’t think there’s fraud inside the machine or software glitches,” he said.

Donald Trump Says If He Loses Election, It Will Be Because Of "Rigged System"

Donald Trump, trailing in the polls and suffering over statements about fallen soldiers' families, is laying the groundwork for a loss come November.

And get ready - it won't be his fault. Why? Because obviously the "system is rigged."

From the Wall Street Journal:

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday cast doubt on the legitimacy of the November general election, expanding on his long-running theme that the political process is stacked against him.

“I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest,” Mr. Trump told a rally in Columbus, Ohio.

Mr. Trump spent months during the Republican primary contest arguing that the complex system of accruing delegates was “rigged” against him, despite his series of victories in primaries and caucuses.

Even with practically every poll showing Democrat Hillary Clinton leading, of course the only reason he would lose would be due to funny business.

Long-time adviser Roger Stone has also begun pushing the "rigged system" line.

On a recent podcast, Stone said, “If there’s voter fraud, this election will be illegitimate, the election of the winner will be illegitimate, we will have a constitutional crisis, widespread civil disobedience, and the government will no longer be the government."

As has been documented over and over, voter fraud is so very rare it doesn't register in studies.

Weak argument, Donald. Sad.

(h/t JMG)

Voter Fraud: Nevada College Republicans Urge Republicans Participate In Both Party Caucuses

College Republicans at the University of Nevada Reno have circulated a letter suggesting members caucus both at the Democratic Caucus Saturday and Tuesday's Republican Caucus.

Here's the game: Since the Republicans closed their registration rolls on Feb. 13, that's the file that will be used on Feb. 23. Therefore, a Republican could show up at a Democratic caucus site on Saturday, switch to the Democratic Party, vote and then still participate on Tuesday because the party switch would not show up on the GOP caucus rolls.

This from the party that constantly screams "Voter Fraud!" all the time. It's comical.

The head of the Nevada Democratic Party is not having it.

From The Hill:

“After reviewing Nevada law, we believe that registering under false pretenses in order to participate in the Democratic caucuses for purposes of manipulating the presidential nominating process is a felony," Nevada Democratic Chairwoman Roberta Lange said in a statement.

"The Nevada State Democratic Party will work with law enforcement to prosecute anyone who falsely registers as a Democrat to caucus tomorrow and subsequently participates in the Republican caucuses on Tuesday.”

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) also lashed out at the "scheme," calling the tactics "disgraceful."

“These Republican plans to interfere with the integrity of Nevada’s Democratic caucuses are shameful and immoral," Reid said in a statement. "Rather than letting voters decide and allowing our democratic system to work, Republicans are resorting to trickery and gimmicks in an attempt to subvert the will of the people. The Republican Party has long decried voter fraud, but with this latest scheme they are now encouraging it."

"The American people deserve a fair voting process, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that these disgraceful Republican tactics do not interfere with the voice of Nevada voters.”