Trump Disbands His 'Voter Fraud' Commission
Launched after the president claimed millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election, the panel faced stiff opposition and numerous lawsuits.
by Adam Serwer
Jan 03, 2018
2 minutes
President Trump announced he was disbanding his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Wednesday, citing a desire not to engage in “endless legal battles at taxpayer expense.”
The was the president’s baseless claim that “millions” of illegal votes had cost him the popular-vote victory in the 2016 election, when his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton won about three from groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Brennan Center, the , and even a .
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