As Trump makes new, unfounded claims about voter fraud and mail-in voting, it's worth looking back
on the colossal trainwreck of his administration’s first efforts to prove voter fraud.
"Kobach and Trump’s Spectacular Voter-Fraud Failure"
...His letter, however, did catch someone’s attention in the “deep state.” One fall afternoon, Dunlap returned from a meeting in Bangor and decided to take the afternoon off to “button up my yard.” His cell phone buzzed: a Facebook message from a well-connected friend in Washington. The tone was urgent: Call me, but on my cell. What followed played out like a scene from All the President’s Men, akin to Bob Woodward rearranging plants on his balcony to signal a meeting with his secret super-source Deep Throat. Dunlap’s friend said that he carried a message from the chief of staff of a United States senator who wished not to be named. “He said, ‘Matt, look, people are talking about you down here.’” They’d noticed the letter and wanted to help. Better even than Dunlap, they knew the kind of resources he’d need. “You’re not going to be able to take on the Department of Justice and the White House alone.’” Dunlap, chilled, didn’t realize that was what he’d done. “You need attorneys. I’m going to give you a name and number. You ought to give them a call.”...
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kris-kobach-donald-trump-voter-fraud-myths-vote-suppression-990300/
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