HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state senator and ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump is launching an Arizona-style “forensic investigation” of the state’s 2020 election.
Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County issued letters Wednesday to three counties, including Philadelphia, asking officials there to cooperate with a sweeping information request and to respond by July 31 with a plan to comply.
A forensic investigation of our election results and processes for the 2020 General Election and the 2021 Primary will go a long way to restore trust in our system.https://t.co/mIL0lqhYIr
— Senator Doug Mastriano (@SenMastriano) July 7, 2021
Mastriano warned that he could issue subpoenas to holdouts with a vote of his Senate committee.
No county election board, prosecutor or state official has raised a concern over election fraud in November’s election in Pennsylvania. The effort is facing strident opposition from Democrats, and any Senate-issued subpoenas will almost certainly be challenged in Pennsylvania’s courts.
The latest conspiracy-driven scheme to undermine PA's election process echoes the wasteful efforts in Arizona.
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) July 7, 2021
A sham election review of the 2020 election will only compromise voting machines, add expenses to counties, and undermine our democracy.
I will not stand for it.
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