Overview

• On June 20, President Trump called on the Justice Department to appoint an independent special prosecutor to examine what he describes as “massive and overwhelming” fraud in the 2020 election.
• FBI Director Kash Patel released and handed over documents alleging Chinese Communist Party interference and other tampering claims, though he acknowledged they remain unverified.
• Numerous lawsuits challenging the 2020 results were dismissed by courts up to the U.S. Supreme Court, and state audits in Georgia and elsewhere found no evidence sufficient to alter the outcome.
• Trump’s own post-election review led by Ken Block concluded that none of the alleged irregularities amounted to substantive voter fraud.
• Observers say the move is designed to energize Trump’s base, test Republican loyalty and sustain the fraud narrative that fueled the January 6 attack and his 2023 indictments.