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President Donald Trump on Monday called on the United States Department of Justice to investigate Maryland’s distribution of mail-in ballots after state election officials acknowledged sending some ballots to voters affiliated with the wrong political party.
In a post on Truth Social, the president accused Maryland officials of mishandling the ballot process and claimed the errors unfairly benefited Democrats.
“In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal Mail In Ballots, and they got caught! So now, they’re going to send out 500,000 more Mail In Ballots, but nobody knows what’s happening with the first 500,000 they sent. In addition, many of these Ballots went to Democrats, so any Republican running in Maryland doesn’t have a chance!” President Trump wrote.
“This was done by the Corrupt Governor of the State, Wes Moore. He allowed this to happen in order to make sure that Democrats win. It never made sense to me that Maryland was considered an automatic Democrat State, but now I see why. I’m sure this has gone on for years. I’m going to ask the Attorney General of the United States, and the DOJ, to bring an immediate investigation into this situation. Trump also accused Maryland Gov. Wes Moore of intentionally allowing the issue to occur to help Democratic candidates,” he added.
The Maryland State Board of Elections confirmed this week that some mail-in ballots for upcoming primary elections had mistakenly been sent to voters registered with the wrong political party. State election officials denied wrongdoing and described the issue as an administrative error.
“I want to assure the President, voters, and the public that NO Fake Mail-in ballots were distributed,” Jared DeMarinis, the Maryland State Administrator of Elections, told CBS News Baltimore.
Despite Maryland’s reputation as a reliably Democratic state in federal elections, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan previously served two terms as governor before Moore took office.