Two Democrats call for criminal inquiry of postmaster general
By Zack Budryk - 08/17/20 09:19 AM EDT
Two Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday called for FBI Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal probe into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, accusing him of deliberately slowing the mail to give President Trump an advantage in the November presidential election.
“There is overwhelming evidence that Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of Governors have hindered the passage of mail,†Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) wrote in a letter to Wray, which was first reported by MSNBC.
“At least 19 mail sorting machines, which can process 35,000 pieces of mail per hour, have been dismantled and over 671 are slated for reductions later this year,†they added.
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