Steve Hobbs described the press conference held by the speaker as intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results of the November 3rd election.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
Reuters (tier1) and KNKX both quote Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs saying the timing of the DOJ request, one week before the General Election, 'is no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.' The claim's core assertion is supported.
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… They're not trying to change people's minds. They just care about ballots, ballots being sent out, ballots are being collected, and it's the ballot that counts, not the vote. Yeah, so, uhm, Steve Hobbs said of your press conference yesterday, he called it, he said it was no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results of the November 3rd election. Can you respond to that? Uhm i it's not my job, and I have no intention of trying to. I mean, even if they were to go out and identify these people in the future, my assumption is that most of these votes, votes have already been counted, or they may be …
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Supports. Reuters quotes Hobbs in a statement: 'The timing of this request — one week before the General Election — is no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results,' Hobbs said.[1]
Supports. KNKX quotes the same statement from Hobbs, attributing to him the view that the timing of the request is 'no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.'[2]
Supports. Coverage of Hobbs's press conference and response letter reports that he criticized the DOJ officials for announcing their claims at a press conference so close to the election, which matches the claim's framing of the press conference.[3][4]
Context. Hobbs's quote refers to the timing of the DOJ request rather than the press conference by name, a minor difference in framing that does not change the core assertion.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Trump admin claims 405 noncitizens are voting in WA ...knkx.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Washington's Secretary of State rebuffs claims that non-citizens are ...kuow.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Washington secretary of state says DOJ's claims of noncitizens voting 'deeply flawed'us.headtopics.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
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