Dan Bishop Takes Justice Department Election Fraud Post 5 Months After U.S. Attorney Appointment
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Dan Bishop Takes Justice Department Election Fraud Post 5 Months After U.S. Attorney Appointment
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Dan Bishop, appointed last month as the Justice Department’s top election-fraud prosecutor, now oversees a nationwide inquiry that includes claims Donald Trump was cheated in the 2020 election.
Bishop had no prior federal law-enforcement experience before becoming U.S. attorney in North Carolina five months earlier, after serving as one of nearly 150 Republican lawmakers who opposed certifying Trump’s 2020 loss.
At an April 23 briefing with FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy Andrew Bailey, Bishop was briefed on a Texas case alleging voter-registration manipulation tied to an election-technology company linked to Dominion Voting Systems.
The FBI agent presenting that case said anomalies in Bexar County data appeared to stem from a clerical error rather than fraud, underscoring tensions between investigators’ findings and claims driving the administration’s push.
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