Trump calls for DOJ probe into Maryland mail-in ballot error, suspecting 'corrupt' Gov. Wes Moore ties

By Fox News · Fox News

President Donald Trump weighed in on Maryland's mail-in ballot printing error, alleging ties to "corrupt" Democrat Gov. Wes Moore and calling for an investigation by the Justice Department under acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal Mail In Ballots, and they got caught!" Trump wrote on Truth Social, after Fox News reported the Republican National Committee's election integrity unit's concerns and activated a response. "So now, they’re going to send out 500,000 more Mail In Ballots, but nobody knows what’s happening with the first 500,000 they sent. In addition, many of these Ballots went to Democrats, so any Republican running in Maryland doesn’t have a chance!" Trump made an unsubstantiated claim the Democratic governor might have been involved in the error that the state's ballot printer has apologized for. TRUMP BATTLES JOHN BOLTON, CHRIS CHRISTIE AND THREATENS TO PULL FUNDS FROM WES MOORE’S MARYLAND "This was done by the Corrupt Governor of the State, Wes Moore," Trump's post continued. "He allowed this to happen in order to make sure that Democrats win. It never made sense to me that Maryland was considered an automatic Democrat State, but now I see why. I’m sure this has gone on for years." Maryland election officials have not said 500,000 illegal ballots were sent. The State Board of Elections said more than 500,000 voters requested mail-in ballots, and that a vendor error affected voters who were mailed ballots before May 14. Officials said all affected voters would be sent replacements to "maintain the integrity and security of mail-in voting ." Trump is calling for Blanche and the Justice Department to look into the ballot handling in Maryland's primary mail-in ballots. "I’m going to ask the Attorney General of the United States, and the DOJ, to bring an immediate investigation into this situation," his Monday afternoon post concluded. DOJ SUES SIX STATES FOR REFUSING TO TURN OVER VOTER REGISTRATION ROLLS, WARNS…