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Trump's election fraud task force targets people who investigated him
The Washington Post reports the task force is reportedly targeting people involved in earlier investigations of Trump; a task force with a very specific guest list.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from Weekend Edition at 8:04 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Washington Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Washington Post: “Trump’s election fraud task force is going after the people who investigated him”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8:04 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Trump.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Washington Post reports that President Trump's election fraud task force is going after some of the people who once investigated him.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a major political story because a task force built to examine elections would now be pointed at the investigators, not at any ballots.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow, I try to see the good in everything, and I'm told the task force is very organized, which is a start.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOrganized. Of course it is. A committee with a clear mission and fresh folders—now that's genuinely terrifying.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhatever you think of it, the people on the receiving end are the same ones who looked into him. That's the whole story.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery side deserves a fair process, and I'd say that about any administration, any party, and my own podcast producer.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou have a producer?

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHad. He said the show needed a different direction, and then he left in it.
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