nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at 38z1|||Barr Wades Into Trump's False Voting Claims, Allowing Prosecutors To Investigate||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Attorney General Barr's memo, which authorizes prosecutors to pursue any "substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities, " led the Justice Department's election crimes branch director to resign.

Attorney General Bill Barr leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Monday.



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Barr Wades Into Trump's False Voting Claims, Allowing Prosecutors To Investigate

Attorney General Barr's memo, which authorizes prosecutors to pursue any "substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities," led the Justice Department's election crimes branch director to resign.