We're a very closely divided country here," Barr said on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" of changes this year where states are allowing more voting by mail because of the pandemic. There is no widespread fraud in US elections, even in states with a history of heavy mail-in voting, running directly counter to Barr's assertions. Wolf asked Barr if Trump was encouraging people to commit a crime by voting twice. When Blitzer stated that voting twice that way would be illegal, Barr said he didn't know particular state laws. Bipartisan officials across the country have expanded mail-in voting this year, and public health authorities are encouraging it as a pandemic-friendly way to vote.

Source: CNN September 02, 2020 23:48 UTC