{"id":107152,"date":"2020-11-11T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T13:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=107152"},"modified":"2020-11-11T11:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T16:36:06","slug":"postal-worker-recant-or-no-recant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=107152","title":{"rendered":"Postal Worker – Recant or No Recant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Washington Post reported that a postal worker named Richard Hopkins claimed he was coerced into backdating ballots and later recanted that story.<\/p>\n

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Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Richard Hopkins\u2019s claim that a postmaster in Erie, Pa., instructed postal workers to backdate ballots mailed after Election Day was cited by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) in a letter to the Justice Department calling for a federal investigation. Attorney General William P. Barr subsequently authorized federal prosecutors to open probes into credible allegations of voting irregularities and fraud before results are certified, a reversal of long-standing Justice Department policy.<\/p>\n

But on Monday, Hopkins, 32, told investigators from the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s Office of Inspector General that the allegations were not true, and he signed an affidavit recanting his claims, according to officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an ongoing investigation. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee tweeted late Tuesday that the \u201cwhistleblower completely RECANTED.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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However, in an article by FoxNews, Hopkins claimed that he did not recant his claim.<\/p>\n
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Pennsylvania postal worker’s claims of voter fraud come under question<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Monday, Hopkins is said to have signed an affidavit recanting those claims, which appeared to be confirmed in a tweet by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post, which cited three officials briefed on the investigation, also said Hopkins allegedly admitted to U.S. Postal Service investigators that claims of widespread voting irregularities were fabricated.<\/p>\n

However, Project Veritas \u2013 the far-right activist group which aired Hopkins\u2019 initial claims \u2013 posted a video to its Twitter page on Tuesday, which appeared to show Hopkins saying he did not recant his statements, along with the promise that more details would be released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Project Veritas also released recordings that purportedly\u00a0show an investigator attempting to convince Hopkins to change his narrative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This will be interesting to get sorted out but we wanted to bring light to something the Washington Post article stated.<\/p>\n

A page on the social networking site LinkedIn that matches Hopkins\u2019s name and other biographical details says he served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2012.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It seems that Richard Hopkins is telling the truth about his Marine Corps service.<\/p>\n

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