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Donald Trump cites conspiracy theory for voter fraud claim with no evidence amid reports he is shelving investigation Donald Trump cites conspiracy theory for voter fraud claim with no evidence amid reports he is shelving investigation
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Donald Trump has cited a conspiracy theory about illegal ballots - for which there is no evidence - amid reports he is shelving an investigation into voting fraud.Donald Trump has cited a conspiracy theory about illegal ballots - for which there is no evidence - amid reports he is shelving an investigation into voting fraud.
The President posted a tweet saying: "Look forward to seeing final results of VoteStand. Gregg Phillips and crew say at least 3,000,000 votes were illegal. We must do better!"
The claim that three million people voted illegally has long been stated by Phillips, who has so far failed to provide any evidence or data to support it.
His VoteStand app asks people to report "all visual evidence of voter fraud".
Mr Trump's customary early-morning tweet came amid reports he had shelved a comprehensive investigation into voter fraud.
Those reports followed the revelation that several members of his inner circle - including chief strategist Steve Bannon - were registered to vote in two states. Being registered to vote in two states is not illegal, but had been wrongly cited by the President as an example of voter fraud.
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