Barr urges feds to probe baseless vote allegations

President Trump’s ultraloyal Attorney General William Barr encouraged federal prosecutors across the country on Monday to investigate allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election — even though there’s no evidence to suggest that foul play facilitated President-elect Joe Biden’s decisive victory.

The extraordinary action from Barr comes as President Trump is refusing to concede the election over baseless accusations that Democrats rigged the race for Biden.

Barr didn’t offer an opinion on the credibility of Trump’s unfounded claims, but told the country’s U.S. attorneys in a memo that they should “pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities” before the election results are certified by the Electoral College next month.

The two-page memo, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily News, states that U.S. attorneys should investigate such matters “as they deem appropriate.” It does not immediately initiate any inquiries.

However, the document does give prosecutors the ability to circumvent longstanding Justice Department policy that normally would prohibit such politically charged investigatory actions in the leadup to an election certification.

Before issuing the memo, Barr met behind closed doors with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill. It’s unclear if the two men discussed the memo.

States have until Dec. 8 to resolve any election disputes, including recounts and court battles, before the Electoral College certifies the results on Dec. 14. Barr’s move raises the prospect that Trump is trying to use the Justice Department to undermine Biden’s victory.

The attorney general’s thumb on the scale comes on the heels of the Trump campaign filing a flurry of lawsuits alleging without any evidence that millions of mail-in ballots were illegally cast for Biden in key battleground states like Pennsylvania.

Despite Trump’s claims, not a shred of evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud facilitated Biden’s victory.

Democrats said Barr’s unusual intervention reeked of politics.

“Bill Barr is once again using the DOJ as a political weapon because he sees himself not as the attorney general for the American people but as the personal henchman for Donald Trump,” tweeted Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). “It’s a disgrace — and yet another reason he needs to go.”