House Dems Call on USPS Officials to Testify Over Post Office Conspiracy Theory

Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Sunday demanded leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify before an emergency oversight hearing to address baseless accusation from Democrats that the Trump White House is undermining the postal service ahead of November's elections. Many states have expanded mail-in voting, ostensibly to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. But even Dr. Anthony Fauci has said there is no reason people can't vote safely in person come November. But Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are demanding to hear from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Robert Duncan, the chair of the Postal Service board of governors, regarding the latest accusations Democrats dreamed up, alleging the Trump administration is attempting to suppress voter turnout by underfunding and under preparing the post office before the November election. Democrats and the media are already fully-invested in the conspiracy theory, so facts be damned. -- More...