Trump says law enforcement is examining possible 'election fraud' in Florida
By Max Greenwood - 11/08/18 10:08 PM EST
President Trump said Thursday that law enforcement was examining a "big corruption scandal" regarding "Election Fraud" in two Florida counties that have found themselves at the center of a bitter fight over vote counts in the state's hotly contested Senate race.
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Trump says law enforcement is examining possible 'election fraud' in Florida
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President Trump said Thursday that law enforcement was examining a "big corruption scandal" regarding "Election Fraud" in two Florida counties that have found themselves at the center of a bitter fight over vote counts in the state's hotly contested Senate race.
The president's tweet came less than two hours after Rick Scott, the Republican governor of Florida who's seeking to oust Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), sued Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes.
The lawsuit, filed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Thursday evening, alleges that Snipes's office withheld critical information about vote counts, including how many people voted and how many ballots have yet to be counted.
In his news conference, Scott asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to launch an investigation into the matter. He was speaking in his capacity as a candidate rather than in his official capacity as governor.
FDLE confirmed to Politico Thursday night that it will investigate election officials in Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
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