democrats that he is sabotaging the upcoming election. the insinuation is quite frankly outrageous. reporter: he acknowledged with mail volume down, some sorting machines and blue mailboxes have been removed since he became postmaster general 67 days ago. part of a longstanding trend. democrats demanded to know whether dejoy, a trump megadonor, was doing the bidding of the president. did you discuss those changes or their potential impact on the november election with the president or anyone at the white house? and i remind you, you re under oath. i have never spoken to the president about the postal service other than to congratulate me when i accepted the position. reporter: in stark contrast to the president, the postmaster general said he favors mail-in voting and has voted himself by mail for years. his advice to those wanting to be sure their vote is counted? vote early. he said it twice, david. vote early. jon karl, with us all week long. jon, thank you. next tonig
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wreaked. she says she spoke with the postmaster general and trump megadonor louis dejoy and he frankly admitted that he had no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue boxes, and other mail infrastructure that have been removed. coast to coast, there have been reports of delays in the mail. from a postal worker union representative in san francisco i m hearing from our members that mail are being left unworked sitting on the workroom floor. reporter: to laura goldberg in miami, who says she s seen a clear change at her mailbox. i put mail out into my mailbox tuesday night and i put my flag up expecting that my bills would be picked up wednesday. and i came out wednesday afternoon and my mail still hadn t been picked up. reporter: president trump insists he isn t doing anything to slow down the mail, and has even released video of himself filling out his own absentee ballot. let s get to jon, because the president also is making news on another front tonight?
reporter: david, in a motion to dismiss the charges, lane s attorney says lane did nothing wrong. that is set to be argued at the next hearing, september 11th. david? alex, thank you. and there is news on the battle over the post office tonight. the phone call between the postmaster general and nancy pelosi. here s jonathan karl. reporter: abc news has obtained photographs of what appear to be dismantled sorting machines at a postal facility in portland. the postal worker who took the photos says the machines were dismantled over the past month. across the country, similar images at a postal facility in gaithersburg, maryland, from abc affiliate wjla. the postmaster general has agreed to pause cost-cutting measures democrats call an attempt to sabotage the upcoming election by slowing down the delivery of mail-in ballots. i don t frankly trust the postmaster general. and what he s said. reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi says the pause is not enough and, quote, does not
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