16 assistant U.S. attorneys tasked with monitoring election misconduct urged Attorney General Bill Barr to retract a memo directing investigators to pursue allegations of “voting and vote tabulation irregularities” prior to the certification of election results. Critics condemned the memo for its political undertone which could fuel President Trumps unfounded claims of widespread election fraud. Barr also faced internal criticism, as current and former DOJ officials told the Washington Post they were concerned that he was trying to help the president cast doubt on the election outcome.”]
Source: https://www.axios.com/2020/11/14/election-fraud-prosecutors-bill-barr