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September 4, 2020

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Criticize Trump for Urging Supporters to Vote Twice
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Election officials across the country are criticizing President Trump
for continuing to encourage supporters to vote twice in the upcoming
election - once by mail and again in person - to test the system.
Massachusetts Secretary of State Maura Healey tweeted, "It is illegal to
vote twice. It is also easy to get caught. That's like paying your taxes
with Monopoly money." However, Attorney General William Barr refused to
criticize the president's remarks during an interview with Wolf Blitzer
on CNN.

Attorney General William Barr: "He's trying to make the point that the
ability to monitor this system is not good. And if it was so good, if
you tried to vote a second time, you would be caught, if you voted in
person and there was" -

Wolf Blitzer: "That would be illegal if they did that. If somebody
mailed in a ballot and then actually showed up to vote in person, that
would be illegal."

Attorney General William Barr: "I don't know what the law in the
particular state says."

Wolf Blitzer: "You can't vote twice."

Attorney General William Barr: "Well, I don't know what the law in the
particular state says."



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