Back in September of 2020, then-President Donald Trump went on Fox Radio with a claim that seven military absentee ballots found in a dumpster in Luzerne County and out of their envelopes were cast for him.

It was later determined an election worker's decision to throw them out amounted to a mistake and not "intentional fraud." 

But Trump and his campaign used the incident several times to falsely claim the system was rigged -- including during a debate with Democrat Joe Biden where he got some of the facts wrong.

Now, new details have been released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General on how information was mishandled by DOJ leaders at the time.

Carter Walker of Votebeat has had a chance to delve into the internal watchdog's findings.  

Back in September of 2020, then-President Donald Trump went on Fox Radio with a claim that seven military absentee ballots found in a dumpster in Luzerne County and out of their envelopes were cast for him.
It was later determined an election worker's decision to throw them out amounted to a mistake and not "intentional fraud." 
But Trump and his campaign used the incident several times to falsely claim the system was rigged -- including during a debate with Democrat Joe Biden where he got some of the facts wrong.
Now, new details have been released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General on how information was mishandled by DOJ leaders at the time.
Carter Walker of Votebeat has had a chance to delve into the internal watchdog's findings.

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