Barr's description was not even close to what happened in the case, a former assistant district attorney who worked on the investigation tells ABC News.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Attorney General William Barr gave a false recounting of a voter fraud case in Texas during an interview Wednesday as he sought to bolster his unfounded argument that mass expansions of mail-in voting in 2020 will increase the risk of widespread fraud.
"I was like, 'What? Why would he talk about that case?'" Chatham told ABC News Friday when asked about his reaction to hearing Barr invoke the investigation."This wasn't a case of voter fraud. This was a case of what we think was a political consultant trying to scam candidates." "Prior to his interview, the Attorney General was provided a memo prepared within the Department that contained an inaccurate summary about the case which he relied upon when using the case as an example,” Kupec said.In May 2017, Chatham opened the investigation after hearing a host of complaints from Dallas County residents who were notified they would be sent mail-in ballots even though they hadn't requested them.
"He violated the law but not for voting, it was for procuring mail-in ballots under false pretenses," Chatham said."The other thing that Barr got very wrong about the case is that we knew about this thing before it even happened, and prevented any potentially fraudulent ballots from being cast.
Barr's comments mark the second instance this summer that he has spread misinformation regarding a law enforcement matter.
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