The top federal investigator of election crimes in the US has resigned just hours after Donald Trump’ s attorney general William Barr authorised probes into claims of voter fraud .
Richard Pilger , director of the election crimes branch of the Department of Justice, stepped down from the post he has held since 2010 on Monday .


The branch director, Richard Pilger , handed in his resignation within hours of Barr ’ s authorization .
In an email to colleagues about Barr ’ s order, Pilger said , “ Having familiarized myself with the new policy and its ramifications … I must regretfully resign from my role , ” The New York Times reported .

US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization Monday to open investigations into voting irregularities , as President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims he lost the presidential election due to fraud.
Barr , long a close defender of Trump , stressed that his letter to US attorneys around the country was not an indication that the Justice Department had evidence yet of genuine cases of fraud in the election won by Democratic challenger Joe Biden .
But he unleashed the prosecutors from former restrictions on such probes, just as Republicans levelled claims of illegal voting and vote -counting in several states , claims that still await solid evidence.


“ Given that voting in our current elections has now concluded , I authorize you to pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities prior to the certification of elections in your jurisdictions in certain cases, ” Barr said in the letter .

“ Such inquiries and reviews may be conducted if there are clear and apparently - credible allegations of irregularities that , if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual state . ”
Voting fraud investigations are normally the purview of individual states , which establish and police their own election rules.
Justice Department policy has been to hold back any federal involvement until vote tallies are certified , recounts completed and races concluded .

But Barr told the attorneys that “ practice has never been a hard and fast rule , ” and stressed that , if they see anything that could reverse the results of last Tuesday ’ s election , they should pursue it.
“ While serious allegations should be handled with great care , specious , speculative , fanciful or far - fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries , ” he wrote .
US media reported that the head of the Justice Department ’ s Election Crimes Branch , which oversees investigations into voter fraud , resigned following Barr’ s order.

Barr ’ s order came as Trump battles to reverse Biden ’ s narrow wins in several key states — Pennsylvania , Nevada , Georgia and Arizona — that gave Barack Obama ’ s former vice president enough electoral votes to win the overall presidential election.

The Trump campaign and the Republican party have filed or threatened lawsuits in several of the states , hoping to change the outcome with ballot disqualifications and recounts .
But so far , their actions have gone nowhere, and state officials have challenged them to provide proof of allegations .

Trump had reportedly pressured Barr to get involved on his behalf even weeks before the election .
But the attorney general had disappeared from public view for several weeks , until Monday when he was seen meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.


https://punchng.com/trumps-claims-us-election-crimes-director-resigns-after-justice-chief-authorises-probes/

Catch him before he crosses into Mexico

If you supported the Russian collusion investigation but get unsettled by this fraud investigation then you need to check yourself

Okay... We hear.
Nothing we never hear,
Nothing we no go hear,
Abeg we wan hear everything.

Why is he resigning? Hope he's not running away to Iran?

He don dey happen

71 days.

Biafran pigs already rejoicing...

Pilger resigned because he was ordered by Barr, Trump's attorney, to investigate electoral frauds. But pilger wrote in his resignation letter that it's a rule that no investigation can be carried out until states announce their official results. Final results have not been announced but Trump is forcing this federal agent to start investigation right away.


Piglets, do you now understand?

byinks:
Catch him before he crosses into Mexico

Na Iran sure pass..... Lol

Isn't this a clear conflict of interest on the part of the attorney general, a Trump political appointee?

Since Trump has already told us he's going to the Supreme Court, why pressuring the attorney general to open an investigation (he sacked Jeff Sessions for refusing to open investigation against his enemies )? Sounds conflicting and also looks like a psychological warfare thing.

When you are not ready to work with a die hard crook. He knows that Trump will not accept genuine report, he will always claim to know all

Olofin2:
Biafran pigs already rejoicing...

Pilger resigned because he was ordered by Barr, Trump's attorney, to investigate electoral frauds. But pilger wrote in his resignation letter that it's a rule that no investigation can be carried out until states announce their official results. Final results have not been announced but Trump is forcing this federal agent to start investigation right away.


Piglets, do you now understand?

Stop sounding like a fool.

PointZerom:


Stop sounding like a fool.

Say that without shedding tears bro.

PointZerom:


Stop sounding like a fool.

he is obviously a fool!

byinks:
Catch him before he crosses into Mexico

because he refused to involve himself in show of shame being pursued by Trump administration.

muykem:
because he refused to involve himself in show of shame being pursued by Trump administration.

Call it what you want.

My question is why did he resign?

Resigning at this point is an indictment and it clearly shows that there was a ground plan to steal the election.


I like America, if Biden, media and Democrats stole the election it would show. What some of you don't know is that there could be recounting of votes in nearly all state with everybody watching.

So let's wait!