Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so

JUST IN: President Trump has explicitly floated the idea of delaying November's presidential election, a contest in which he currently trails his opponent by double digits

Trump has no authority to delay an election, and the Constitution gives Congress the power to set the date for voting.But in his tweet on Thursday morning -- coming 96 days before the election and minutes after the federal government reported the worst economic contraction in recorded history -- Trump offered the suggestion because he claimed without evidence the contest will be flawed."With Universal Mail-In Voting , 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.

Asked about the issue in a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr said he had"no reason to think" that the upcoming election will be"rigged." But he did say he believes that"if you have wholesale mail-in voting, it substantially increases the risk of fraud."But historically, voting by mail has not led to massive voter fraud.

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