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Trump Offers $1 Million Reward for Voter Fraud Reports

Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming November midterm elections, with payment contingent on the arrest and conviction of those responsible. It was unclear how the president would fund the proposal, which combined his campaign-trail promotion of financial incentives with his unfounded warnings about voter fraud.

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His comments come ahead of the November midterm elections and follow his claims of widespread voter fraud Donald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming midterm elections, with payment contingent on the arrest and conviction of those responsible. In a Truth Social post on Monday, the president wrote: “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the u…

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Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter FraudNYTimes – US
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Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud

It was unclear how the president would pay for the proposal, which fused his campaign trail promotion of financial incentives to help his party win and his unfounded warnings about voter fraud.

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Trump issues $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections

His comments come ahead of the November midterm elections and follow his claims of widespread voter fraud Donald Trump has announced a $1m reward for reports of voter fraud in past elections and the upcoming midterm elections, with payment contingent on the arrest and conviction of those responsible. In a Truth Social post on Monday, the president wrote: “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the u…

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