The Justice Department just announced a significant policy change that would allow prosecutors to take steps that could affect the outcome of the election
October 8, 2020 by Sonam Sheth
The Department of Justice made a significant change to a longstanding policy against election interference this week, ProPublica reported.
The change would allow prosecutors who suspect election-related offenses to take public investigative steps, even if those steps alter the outcome of the election.
In an email Friday, an official in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section specifically highlighted that the exception applied to "misconduct by federal officials or employees administering an aspect of the voting process through the United States Postal Service, the Department of Defense or any other federal department or agency."
The decision to single out USPS employees and military members is noteworthy, given that the president has repeatedly suggested, without evidence, that the two groups could be involved in election fraud.
The DOJ's decision could also put it on a collision course with the FBI and US intelligence community, whose leaders released a video this week countering Trump's claims and reassuring voters of the integrity of the election.
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The Department of Justice made a significant change to a longstanding policy against election interference that would allow prosecutors to take steps that may alter the outcome of the election, ProPublica reported Wednesday.
The noninterference policy has been in place for at least the past four decades, according to the report, and it prohibits prosecutors from taking overt steps to address election-related offenses in the run-up to an election to avoid changing the outcome of the race.
But an official in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section sent an email Friday saying that if a US attorney's office suspects postal workers or military employees engaged in election fraud, federal prosecutors can publicly take steps to investigate the matter before polls close, even if such as move affects the outcome, according to ProPublica.
司法部进行重大选举政策修改，允许检方采取可能改变选举结果的步骤。如检怀疑邮政工人或军人或联邦工作人员从事选举欺诈，可以采取措施加入调查。宾州“丢弃了九张军人选票”，有7票投给了川普，2票未知 ，宾州国务卿解释是由于临时合同工的错误弄丢的…
左左也懂借口临时工?😨 https://t.co/GOkxx1gktc— 任公梦 (@Rengongmeng) October 9, 2020
October 09, 2020 at 01:34PM
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October 8, 2020 by Sonam Sheth
The Department of Justice made a significant change to a longstanding policy against election interference this week, ProPublica reported.
The change would allow prosecutors who suspect election-related offenses to take public investigative steps, even if those steps alter the outcome of the election.
In an email Friday, an official in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section specifically highlighted that the exception applied to "misconduct by federal officials or employees administering an aspect of the voting process through the United States Postal Service, the Department of Defense or any other federal department or agency."
The decision to single out USPS employees and military members is noteworthy, given that the president has repeatedly suggested, without evidence, that the two groups could be involved in election fraud.
The DOJ's decision could also put it on a collision course with the FBI and US intelligence community, whose leaders released a video this week countering Trump's claims and reassuring voters of the integrity of the election.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The Department of Justice made a significant change to a longstanding policy against election interference that would allow prosecutors to take steps that may alter the outcome of the election, ProPublica reported Wednesday.
The noninterference policy has been in place for at least the past four decades, according to the report, and it prohibits prosecutors from taking overt steps to address election-related offenses in the run-up to an election to avoid changing the outcome of the race.
But an official in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section sent an email Friday saying that if a US attorney's office suspects postal workers or military employees engaged in election fraud, federal prosecutors can publicly take steps to investigate the matter before polls close, even if such as move affects the outcome, according to ProPublica.
司法部进行重大选举政策修改，允许检方采取可能改变选举结果的步骤。如检怀疑邮政工人或军人或联邦工作人员从事选举欺诈，可以采取措施加入调查。宾州“丢弃了九张军人选票”，有7票投给了川普，2票未知 ，宾州国务卿解释是由于临时合同工的错误弄丢的…
左左也懂借口临时工?😨 https://t.co/GOkxx1gktc— 任公梦 (@Rengongmeng) October 9, 2020
October 09, 2020 at 01:34PM
via Twitter https://twitter.com/Scswga
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