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DOJ official defends noncitizen voter probe, disputes 60 Minutes edit

Dhillon said Biden's Justice Department prosecuted thirteen people for noncitizen voting, and Utah's lieutenant governor says she is under investigation for refusing to hand over the state's voter list.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, Hank, a Justice Department official is fighting with 60 Minutes. What happened?

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHarmeet Dhillon says her answers were edited out of the interview.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe says the department is reviewing thousands of possible noncitizen voting cases, and that the investigations have run for over a year, CBS reports.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThousands. And how many has the administration said are registered?

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo hundred seventy-eight thousand. CBS says that was alleged without evidence.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoes this affect me when I vote?

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDhillon says there is no plan to send ICE agents to polling places, and she calls the idea Trump might challenge midterm results paranoia.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorState audits show noncitizen voting is rare.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the number went from two hundred seventy-eight thousand to thousands?

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine, Chip. Yes. Thousands is smaller than two hundred seventy-eight thousand. I'm proud of you.

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