Richard Hopkins, a US Postal Service employee from Erie, Pennsylvania who claimed that the local postmaster and others discussed postmarking ballots with an earlier date so the would be counted in the 2020 election has completed recanted his claim, the House Oversight Democrats tweeted.
BREAKING NEWS: Erie, Pa. #USPS whistleblower completely RECANTED his allegations of a supervisor tampering with mail-in ballots after being questioned by investigators, according to IG.
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— Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) November 10, 2020
Hopkins signed a sworn affidavit claiming that he personally witnessed a discussion between Erie Postmaster Robert Weisenbach and other employees in which they plotted to date late-arriving ballots with a November 3rd postmark and then forwarding them to the local election commission.
The accusation was promoted by Project Veritas and was mentioned by Senate Judiciary Chairman Republican Lindsey Graham, who vowed to open investigations into the accusation. Graham has not yet rescinded his call for hearings.