Update — 4:51 P.M. EST: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) says he will not take a leave of absence from his office, rather he will take a “personal weekend to help review and advise on potential lawsuits related to ensuring all legal votes are counted” with respect to the Trump campaign’s legal efforts. Read Breitbart News’ original article below:
To clarify a prior tweet, I am not taking a leave of absence from the AG’s Office. I am taking a personal weekend to help review and advise on potential lawsuits related to ensuring all legal votes are counted.
— Sean Reyes (@SeanReyesUT) November 6, 2020
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) announced Friday that he will assist President Donald Trump’s campaign in its legal fight, calling the 2020 presidential election process “compromised.”
“Despite months of predictions about a ‘blue wave,’ @GOP kept the Senate & expanded seats in the House,” Reyes wrote on social media. “Biden & his allies know @POTUS will win if only verified, #legal votes are counted. We are making sure that happens but looks like courts may have to decide that. #RuleOfLaw.”
On personal leave time to help prepare and support litigation in several states dealing with compromised election process.
— Sean Reyes (@SeanReyesUT) November 6, 2020
He added: “On personal leave time to help prepare and support litigation in several states dealing with compromised election process.”
Reyes did not specify which states he will work on. His announcement comes days after he defeated his Democrat opponent, Salt Lake defense attorney Greg Skordas, for re-election.
The Trump campaign has alleged voter fraud in the election, filing several lawsuits in key battleground states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada.
On Thursday, the Nevada Republican Party said its legal team sent a criminal referral to the Department of Justice regarding alleged voter fraud in the state.
“Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud,” the Nevada GOP’s official account wrote on Twitter. “We expect that number to grow substantially. Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV.”
The announcement came after the Trump campaign filed a federal lawsuit in Las Vegas in an effort to halt the counting of what it described was “illegal votes” in Nevada. The campaign alleges the deceased and nonresidents cast ballots in the state’s election.
Fox News reported: “The Trump campaign alleges there are “tens of thousands” of people who voted in Nevada who are no longer state residents. The campaign said it is not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that every “legal“ vote is counted and that no “illegal” votes are counted.”
“We are confident that when all legal votes are tallied — and only legal votes are tallied — President Trump will win the state of Nevada,” Former Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell said in a statement to Fox News.
The Justice Department is reportedly looking into allegations of voter fraud raised by the Trump campaign.
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