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Chaffetz: House Oversight Committee Won't Investigate Trump's Voter Fraud Claims

Speaking on CNN, the Utah representative said he does not see any evidence to back up Trump's tweets

The House Oversight Committee will not investigate President Donald Trump's claims of wide-spread voter fraud during the 2016 election, Chairman Jason Chaffetz said Tuesday.

Speaking on CNN, the Utah representative said he does not see any evidence to back up Trump's tweets.

"We can't just investigate everything that's ever thrown out there by the Democrats, by the Republicans. We have to pick and choose," he said.

Trump has repeatedly, and without evidence, pushed claims that millions of ballots were cast illegally in the 2016 election and called for a probe into the issue, NBC News reported.

Days after his inauguration, Trump tweeted: "I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and even, those registered to vote who are dead."

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