Ledger · First term · № 101

imminently — 'I will be asking'

A 'major investigation into VOTER FRAUD' — evidence never came

Never delivered
“I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and... even, those registered to vote who are dead.”
Promised
, Twitter, two days after telling congressional leaders that 3 to 5 million illegal votes cost him the popular vote
Stated deadline
“imminently — 'I will be asking'” → February 8, 2017
Overdue by
9 years, 7 months as of September 22, 2026
Re-promised
4 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Elections
Era
First term

What happened

The commission was not created until May 11, 2017 and was disbanded on January 3, 2018 without ever issuing a report. Documents later obtained in litigation showed it had found no evidence of widespread fraud. Evidence for the 3 to 5 million claim was never produced by Trump, Sean Spicer or anyone else.

Sources

  1. Disbanded: Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Brennan Center for Justice, Jan 4, 2018
  2. Trump voting commission had no evidence of widespread voter fraud, documents show CNN, Aug 3, 2018
  3. Trump Dissolves Controversial Election Commission NPR, Jan 3, 2018