Barr rules out voter fraud as court paper alleges White House bribery | First Thing

The attorney general said there was no evidence of voter fraud that would overturn the election result, while the justice department has started investigating claims of bribery for pardons' at the White House

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The attorney general, William Barr, has said the Department of Justice has not uncovered any evidence of voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Barr has been a loyal ally of Donald Trump, last encouraging US attorneys to break with tradition to pursue substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, but said any fraud uncovered was not on a large enough scale to impact the election result.