U.S. Attorney General William Barr says his judiciary has found no evidence to support President Donald Trump's allegations of fraud in the 2020 U.S. election. This information was given in the report of BBC online on Wednesday.
The BBC says William Barr is seen as a close top ally of President Trump. His comments on the US presidential election are a big blow to Trump.
According to the BBC, William Barr gave an interview to a news agency on Tuesday. In that interview, he said, to date, they have not seen any fraud that could have made a difference in the election results.
Republican candidate Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden in the November 3 US presidential election.According to unofficial results, Biden received 307 electoral college votes. Trump's Electoral College has 232 votes.
To run for president of the United States, a candidate must receive 270 electoral college votes. Biden is far ahead of Trump as he is. In addition, Biden is far ahead of Trump in the popular vote.
But Trump is alleging widespread fraud in the election. He has so far refused to accept defeat.
Trump and his campaign have filed multiple lawsuits at the state level to change the outcome of the vote. However, most of these cases have been dismissed. Trump is now talking about going to the Supreme Court. The news agency AFP says William Barr's remarks will increase pressure on Trump to back away from his efforts to change the outcome of the election by denying Biden a clear victory.