Sorry, you cant do that. Youve already voted by mail. In seven counties democratleaning counties, if they received your ballot in advance, its illegal to open those ballots until election day, the mailin ballots. But somehow they were determining which ballots were not accurate, which was not properly done and telling voters to fix them. And, again lou the Trump Campaign today also telling us that their Main Objective is for states not to certify fraudulent results. You would think that that would be transparently obvious and an Immediate Response on the part of election boards, but it is not. One of the campaigns legal challenges heads today a detroit judge tomorrow in which the campaign demands certification of detroit s vote be halted altogether and an entire audit be done on detroits entire vote. And today a judge in arizona is hearing now another of the Trump Campaigns legal challenges. The campaign claiming poll workers in Maricopa County wrong lu rejected votes wrongly rejected
Process started and all and then just maybe another 15000000. 00 that needs to be provided but more importantly the decision by this g. A. O. G. S. A. Administrator emily murphy. Is supposed to trigger the availability of office space computers. Technology telephones and in particular. I mentioned the importance of getting these appointees background checked and confirmed. That process includes a background check by the f. B. I. And those cannot be initiated until emily murphy triggers a panic transition process in the very discretionary within her authority how important is continuously in government especially in the 2nd stances that the u. S. Is facing now and in light of covalent how crucial is it that things move smoothly well you put your finger on the most important ask. This problem that has arisen with emily murphys or caltrans on thats the briefings that need to occur. Are essential for it was a smooth transition of government and continuity of government particularly during
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Well continue, mr. Connolly. Thank you very much mister chairman, and thank you for our panelist for being here. I have a long convoluted mark, thats why were coming back and forth. I show the Government Operations subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over Inspector General. So, mr. Brian bulatao could you describe for us your understanding of the roles and functions of an ig an Inspector General . The Inspector General reports to the head of the agency, under the direction provision according to the ig. They have the responsibility to identify areas of fraud and abuse. They have the mission to conduct independent audits, to conduct inspections and to conduct investigations. And they have strong commitment to be independent of any and appropriate influence. Where that influences coming from within their agency, or from congress, or from any other place, there is a commitment to be independent from inappropriate influences. Would you, would you but do you believe that an ig is subject t