Democrats slammed for ‘encouraging mob violence in US cities’ by AG Bill Barr in fiery interview
ATTORNEY General William Barr has slammed Democrats for “encouraging mob violence” across the US and said Chicago is “out of control."
Barr, who leads the Justice Department, told WGN Radio on Monday: “Many cities have sort of unique cultures [of corruption].
He added of : “I'm not sure what I can say and get away with it.”
“I like Chicago, but things now seem very much out of control,” he alleged of the city.
“As an attorney general, I'm not supposed to get into ,” he said. “I think we are getting into a position where we're going to find ourselves irrevocably committed to a socialist path.
“There's no more secret vote with mail-in vote. A secret vote prevents selling and buying votes. So now we're back in the business of selling and buying votes.
Barr went on to say that, “Capricious distribution of ballots means (ballot) harvesting, undue influence, outright coercion, paying off a postman, here's a few hundred dollars, give me some of your ballots.”
, including , have repeatedly claimed that mail-in voting leads to widespread voter fraud – although there has been no evidence to prove that claim.
The shift to voting via the US Postal Service is increasing the chances that .
It’s a scenario that is fueling worries about whether Trump will use the delay to sow doubts about the results.
Delayed results have been common in a few states where elections are already conducted largely by mail.
But a presidential election hasn’t been left in limbo since 2000, when ballot irregularities in led to weeks of chaos and court fights.