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Trump’s New Twist on False Voter Fraud Claim

President Donald Trump falsely suggested that California admitted that “a million votes” were cast as part of “much illegal voting” in that state during the 2016 presidential election.

The president made those remarks — and several claims that we have written about before — in an interview that aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on June 23.

When host Chuck Todd asked Trump about losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, Trump said, “There were a lot of votes cast that I don’t believe” were legal, and he singled out California.

Trump, “Meet the Press,” June 23: Take a look at Judicial Watch, take a look at their settlement where California admitted to a million votes. They admitted to a million votes.

Todd: A million votes of what?

Trump: Take a look at judicial —

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