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Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech:

The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."

By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2014

Joe Biden stated on January 07, 2021 in a speech:

In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2021

Judicial Watch stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release:

"A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."

By Katie Sanders• July 12, 2013

John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column:

"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."

By Janel Davis• April 3, 2013

X posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet:

"Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash."

By Paul Specht• March 29, 2021

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress:

"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."

By Miriam Valverde• March 2, 2017

Bloggers stated on February 07, 2021 in an Epoch Times headline:

"Trump Won Two-Thirds of Election Lawsuits Where Merits Considered"

By Daniel Funke• February 9, 2021

Young Conservatives stated on September 08, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Mass voter fraud just discovered, to the amount that could void Hillary’s victory In New Hampshire."

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• September 15, 2017

Mark Butler stated on October 17, 2010 in a debate:

Darryl Hicks had seven ethics violations and didn't pay most of the fines.

By Eric Stirgus• October 26, 2010

David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview:

The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”

By Amy Sherman• March 29, 2022

Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City:

“This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.”

By Amy Sherman• April 19, 2024

Rob Wittman stated on November 02, 2018 in a radio interview.:

Says "85 percent (of immigrants) don’t show up for a scheduled court hearing or call to schedule a court hearing."

By Warren Fiske• November 13, 2018

Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook:

An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”

By Madison Czopek• May 24, 2023

Chris Taylor stated on December 13, 2019 in news release:

“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”

By Laura Schulte• May 22, 2020

Kris Kobach stated on September 07, 2017 in Breitbart column:

"Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes in the presidential election."

By Manuela Tobias• September 15, 2017

Marco Rubio stated on November 08, 2018 in a tweet:

"#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law."

By Amy Sherman• November 12, 2018

MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email:

Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls."

By Amy Sherman• July 10, 2012

Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release:

The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."

By D.L. Davis• May 10, 2022

Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:

"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026

Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video:

"We need an ID" to "buy a beer."

By Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018

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