‘Serious accusation’: Kayleigh McEnany reportedly says she ‘can confirm […] ballots for the president were found in Pennsylvania’; UPDATED

Posted at 1:48 pm on September 24, 2020 by Sarah D

RealClearPolitics’ Susan Crabtree Hennebury is reporting some interesting statements from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany today regarding mail-in ballots :

.@PressSec says she will provide proof that mail-in ballots — votes for the president have been discarded in Pa. "I can confirm for you that Trump ballots, ballots for the president, were found in Penn., and I believe we should be getting more information on that shortly." 2020

— Susan Crabtree Hennebury (@susancrabtree) September 24, 2020

.@PressSec: "The pres. has always made the distinction that absentee ballots where you go thru a process where you request a ballot, you mail that in – that is a system that works, but a system where you mass mail out to voter rolls which are not kept and maintained" doesn't.

— Susan Crabtree Hennebury (@susancrabtree) September 24, 2020

Some evidence would go a long way toward confirming this.

1. Serious accusation.
2. I'll believe it when I see it. https://t.co/c3FqwJYgZQ

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) September 24, 2020

This is indeed a serious and potentially consequential accusation. And, like any other accusation, it requires proof to back it up.

If this is true… yikes. https://t.co/kC3MMQEoxi

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) September 24, 2020

Stay tuned.

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Update:

It seems that this is what McEnany was referring to:

JUST IN: DOJ investigation has found that 9 mail-in ballots (all of which voted for Trump) were thrown out in Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/tAnB3lGE9V

— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 24, 2020

Is this proof of funny business? Not necessarily. But it’s something worth keeping an eye on.