Attorney General William Barr Authorizes DOJ Voting Fraud Probes

U.S. Attorney General William Barr listens during a discussion with State Attorneys General on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses in the Cabinet Room of the White House on September 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images

Media reports are citing an apparently leaked memo in which Attorney General William Barr authorized federal prosecutors across the country to “pursue substantial allegations” of voting irregularities.

The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, reads: “Such inquiries and reviews may be conducted if there are clear and apparently credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.”