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Postmaster General Louis DeJoyA pair of Democratic members of Congress on Monday urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation to open an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) cited to recent reports detailing nationwide delays in mail deliveries and requested the bureau probe whether top officials at USPS were attempting to impede mail distribution for personal or political gain.“There is overwhelming evidence that Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of Governors have hindered the passage of mail. At least 19 mail sorting machines, which can process 35,000 pieces of mail per hour, have been dismantled and over 671 are slated for reductions later this year,” the letter stated.&nbsp;“If Postmaster General DeJoy and/or the Board of Governors took these actions ‘for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate’ then they violated both [Interference by Administrative Employees] and [Obstruction of Mail]. Indeed, there is evidence that making mail-in balloting more difficult may be one of the motivations for the changes instituted at the Post Office.”The letter comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s interview last week with Fox Business Network, in which he effectively that he was withholding funds to the USPS knowing that this would hamper mail-in voting.Earlier this month USPS notified election officials in 46 states that the sweeping changes being made within the agency, coupled with the increased demand for mail-in ballots due to the pandemic, meant that voters’ ballots were by the Nov. 3 deadline.Prompted by complaints from Democratic Senators, the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has also launched a into DeJoy that will center on his agency directives and compliance with ethics rules.Under DeJoy — a Trump mega-donor with millions of dollars invested in USPS who was confirmed by the Postal Service’s Board of Governors in May — the USPS has undergone a slew of including the mass reorganization of top executives and cost-cutting measures. The moves have come amid a in mail-in voting due to the resurgent pandemic and the Trump administration’s attempts to prevent expanded access to mail-in ballots.Lieu and Jeffries noted that DeJoy recently met with Trump and top GOP officials, stating that it was “not unreasonable to conclude” that those at the top of the USPS were simply executing on Trump’s desire to “affect” voting through the mail.“Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of Governors have already taken action to delay the passage of mail. Unless these actions are reversed, these changes will affect the elections this November in at least 46 states,” the letter stated. “We therefore urgently request that you open such an investigation.”Read the full letter to Wray below:by on Scribd[Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images]Have a tip we should know?Jerry Lambe - JournalistTips.You may also like:

Postmaster General Louis DeJoyA pair of Democratic members of Congress on Monday urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation to open an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) cited to recent reports detailing nationwide delays in mail deliveries and requested the bureau probe whether top officials at USPS were attempting to impede mail distribution for personal or political gain.“There is overwhelming evidence that Postmaster General DeJoy and the Board of...

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