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USPS whistleblower alleging voter fraud in Pennsylvania recanted his allegation.

USPS whistleblower alleging voter fraud in Pennsylvania recanted his allegation.
The United States Postal Service logo is seen on a mailbox outside a post office in Los Angeles, California, August 17, 2020. - The United States Postal Service is popularly known for delivering mail despite snow, rain or heat, but it faces a new foe in President Donald Trump. Ahead of the November 3 elections in which millions of voters are expected to cast ballots by mail due to the coronavirus, Trump has leveled an unprecedented attack at the USPS, opposing efforts to give the cash-strapped agency more money as part of a big new virus-related stimulus package, even as changes there have caused delays in mail delivery. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

A USPS whistleblower who accused his superior of committing voter fraud in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations after a USPS IG investigation.

According to the House Oversight Committee, Richard Hopkins a USPS employee in Erie, Pa “completely recanted his allegations of a supervisor tampering with mail-in ballots after being questioned by investigators.” Hopkins did not explain why he signed a false affidavit.

From the Washington Post:

Republicans held up Hopkins claims as among the most credible because he signed an affidavit swearing that he overheard a supervisor instructing colleagues to backdate ballots mailed after Nov. 3.

The Trump campaign provided that affidavit to Lindsey Graham, who in turn asked the Justice Department and FBI to launch an investigation.

According to The Post, the allegations were first aired by Project Veritas. The group’s founder managed to raised more than $136,000 for Hopkins through GoFundMe.

This as the Trump campaign, on Monday filed a new lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s secretary of state and seven counties, seeking an injunction prohibiting them from certifying the state’s results of the 2020 election, according to The Hill.

The lawsuit claims that observers were not granted enough access to watch vote tabulation in certain counties, and that Philadelphia County failed to comply with an order requiring officials to grant observers closer viewing of the process.