The investigation into the shipment of Maine absentee ballot envelopes to a Maryland nonprofit was closed by the Attorney General's office in less than 48 hours.
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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
The claim that the investigation was closed within 48 hours is contradicted: AP reported an active, FBI-assisted investigation in early October 2025, and records reported in late 2026 show the case stayed open until spring 2026.
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… They're they're they're taking over governments. Do you really fucking think they give a shit how you or I or any regular people feel about it? They don't give a fuck. No. And and to your point with this, right? So this comes out: it's a Democrat who has the AG's office. She declines to do a subpoena, and the investigation that they opened for it was opened for less than 48 hours. Yeah, so they could just have them. Yeah, it was just an accident, like you just have George Soros said so. It was just an accident, you know? It has to be just an accident. Nothing no coincidences, dude. …
REAL AF with Andy Frisella · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. AP reported on Oct. 6, 2025 that Maine authorities were actively investigating the ballot shipments with help from the FBI, so the investigation was open well beyond 48 hours.[1]
Contradicts. Multiple reports on the closed case say the investigation ended in spring 2026, after investigators wrote in March 2026 about their unresolved questions, which is months after it began rather than under 48 hours.[3][4][5]
Context. Records say the AG's office concluded there was not enough information to issue a subpoena to UPS and then closed the case without determining how the envelopes were redirected.[3][5][6]
Context. Snopes reported in October 2025 that the investigation was ongoing and that the Maine State Police were not involved, with the Secretary of State's office leading the probe.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Maine is investigating a claim that bundles of ballots ... - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Unpacking claim Maine resident found hundreds of ballots in Amazon packagesnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Bellows Dropped UPS Over the Ballots. Then the AG’s Office ...robinsonreport.substack.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4A Box of Maine Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes Ended ...townhall.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Maine Closes Investigation Into 500 Missing Absentee Ballot ...yournews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: contradicts, context
- 6Maine report details unexplained delivery of ballot ...foxbaltimore.com · not rated · cited for: context
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