"President Trump plans to ask for a “major investigation” into allegations of widespread voter fraud as he continues to claim, without providing evidence, that he lost the popular vote in November's election because millions of illegal votes were cast, according to tweets posted Wednesday.
The White House has yet to provide details, but Trump said in back-to-back tweets that the investigation into “VOTER FRAUD” — Trump used all capitals for emphasis — would cover “those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal” and “those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time).”
“Depending on results,” Trump tweeted, “we will strengthen up voting procedures!”
Trump did not indicate who would lead such an investigation or what ground it would cover. White House press secretary Sean Spicer didn't use the word “investigation” during a briefing Wednesday afternoon, instead saying the president wants a “study” or “task force” to study the issue of fraud, especially in “bigger states.” Spicer made clear that such a probe would not just focus on the 2016 election. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on whether it would launch an investigation.
“I think we have to understand where the problem exists, how deep it goes and then suggest some remedies to it,” Spicer said.
[28 things to remember about Trump’s ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud]
Trump continues to face scrutiny, along with some mockery, for insisting during a private reception with congressional leaders Monday that there were between 3 million and 5 million ballots illegally cast in the election, allowing his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, to win the popular vote by more than 2.8 million votes, although she lost the electoral-college vote to Trump. The president and his aides have yet to provide any verifiable facts to back up his claim, and analyses of the election found virtually no confirmed cases of voter fraud, let alone millions.
[Here are nine investigations of voter fraud that found virtually nothing]"
Trump seeks ‘major investigation’ into unsupported claims of voter fraud - The Washington Post
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