Election Crimes Chief Resigns, After AG Barr , Authorizes Voter Fraud Probes.<br />Richard Pilger was the <br />director the Department <br />of Justice's (DOJ) Election <br />Crimes Branch.<br />His resignation follows a <br />two page memo sent by <br />Attorney General Willam Barr ...<br />... which authorizes investigations by <br />DOJ prosecutors of "specific allegations" of voter fraud.<br />Barr's memo allows for <br />these investigations to <br />begin before election <br />results have been certified.<br />This is a shift from the previous policy, which recommended <br />that steps towards such investigations "not be taken <br />until the election in question has been concluded.".<br />Having familiarized myself with the new policy and its ramifications .., Richard Pilger, Former Director of the Election Crimes Branch, via NBC News.<br />... I must regretfully resign <br />from my role as Director of <br />the Election Crimes Branch, Richard Pilger, Former Director <br />of the Election Crimes Branch, <br />via NBC News
