Blanche says DOJ could block election certification in 'doomsday scenario'

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's nine-thirty Eastern, this is The Pile-On: Late, and tonight Attorney General Todd Blanche says there are scenarios where the Justice Department could block certification of the midterm vote.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAsked if there were no circumstances where DOJ would act, he said, quote, "Of course, I'm not going to say that."

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's a man who's read the exit signs and picked the wall.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCan I just say, no U. S. law lets the Justice Department challenge ballots or delay certification.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNBC News reports its role is civil rights and prosecuting people who break election law. He's keeping open a door with no building behind it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNina, a door with no building is how you get a very quiet doomsday.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe said it at a news conference in Norfolk, Virginia, right before boarding a plane, so he left it hanging in the air for everyone.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentLet me finish. David Becker, who runs an election research center, says courts would likely block any federal move.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSame news conference, he announced racketeering charges against an eighty-two-year-old state senator. So the day's agenda was full.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHank, tell me this ends in disaster. One word. I've been waiting a long time.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPossibly.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWrite that down. Possibly. That's a Hank Ledger endorsement of the apocalypse.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSchumer says they've been preparing for months. Months. He's been hypothetically refusing to rule it out for one afternoon.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's The Pile-On: Late. We're back same time tomorrow, and if you ask me whether I'll be here, I'm not going to say that.