I’ll take all the credit I deserve for this bit of news.
Donald J. Trump has called for a full investigation of the allegations he has made about illegal immigrants voting en masse for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. He said that so many of them voted illegally that they cost him the popular vote margin — as if it that matters. I mean, c’mon, Mr. President! You won the Electoral College … in a self-described “landslide.” That’s where it counts, right?
Yes, I was one of the many critics of the president’s blind assertion about illegal voting activity. He offered zero evidence, proof or attribution to the assertion that as many as 5 million illegal immigrants voted for Hillary.
Now he says he wants to get to the bottom of it.
Fine. Go for it, Mr. President.
But perhaps you ought to commission an independent investigation to do the job. I had called on you to sic the Department of Justice on the matter. Now I’m not so sure DOJ would be fully independent and would reach the incontrovertible decision that would settle this matter.
I happen to be among those who doesn’t believe what you have alleged. Thus, I don’t want DOJ investigators to fabricate conclusions based on what you — the boss — have alleged.
Independent investigations aren’t out of the question. They have plenty of precedent.
The president has leveled a full frontal assault on the integrity of the electoral process with his allegations. He has attacked our democratic process. He hasĀ implied thatĀ our state and local elections officials lack the integrity protect our system against illegal voting activity.
Let’s get to the truth, shall we, wherever it leads us.