‘What is going on???’ Trump sows election fraud fears in late night Truth Social post
Former President Donald Trump sowed swing state election fraud fears late Monday night with an angry Truth Social post that hurled accusations without providing any source for them.
Trump claimed that York County in Pennsylvania had received thousands of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms and mail-in ballot applications from a third party group.
“WHAT IS GOING ON IN PENNSYLVANIA???” Trump wrote. “Really bad ‘stuff.'”
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A local Fox affiliate news station confirmed that York County is working to verify applications received from the group Field+Media Corps, on behalf of the Everybody Votes Campaign.
But York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler said the applications were not unusual beyond the large number submitted by the political group, which Fox reported focuses on election advocacy in communities of color.
“As with all submissions, our staff follows a process for ensuring all voter registrations and mail-in ballot requests are legal,” Wheeler said in a reported statement. “If suspected fraud is identified, we will alert the District Attorney’s Office, which will then conduct an investigation.”
The York County District Attorney’s office confirmed it is in contact with York County Board of Elections and will investigate if necessary.
Pennsylvania election officials have been on high alert since Oct. 25 when Lancaster County received 2,500 potentially fraudulent voter registration forms.
Despite assurances from Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt that such incidents are infrequent and the system is working, Trump on Monday struck a sinister tone.
“Law Enforcement must do their job, immediately!!!” Trump wrote. “WOW!!!”
Trump faces criminal charges in Washington D.C. and Georgia linked to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election on baseless claims of voter fraud. He pleaded not guilty.
Election experts say the Republican National Committee, co-run by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, had been preemptively and aggressively raising voter fraud concerns to cast doubt on the 2024 results.