The U.S. Attorney's Office held a press conference one week before the 2026 election regarding an investigation into non-citizen voting.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Western Washington held a news conference on Monday, October 26, 2026, one week before the November 3 election, announcing a non-citizen voting investigation that identified 405 cases. The claim matches the post's own reference to a press conference a week before a major election, and the sources confirm the office, date, and subject.
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… The announcement stands out because of how the U.S. Attorney's Office usually operates. The office has long been known as a careful, measured institution, and it has repeatedly told KING five that it does not comment on ongoing investigations. Monday's press conference, a week before a major election, was a break from that practice. What do you say to that characterization? No, I i saw the i saw the news report. I read the article, and I i will say the same thing that I just said, which is, I had a choice, and the choice was, um, to go out and arrest people and do the headlines of …
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Supports. The DOJ press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington, dated Monday, October 26, 2026, announces federal data showing hundreds of non-citizens registered to vote and calls on the state to sequester ballots.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports that at a news conference on Monday, Oct. 26, Acting U.S. Attorney for Western Washington Neil Floyd announced the request to set aside ballots from more than 400 alleged noncitizens.[2]
Supports. Yahoo News reports that Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd announced Monday that Homeland Security investigators identified 405 cases of non-citizens voting in Washington state.[3]
Context. Sources note that no criminal charges have been filed and that federal investigators lack the state's official voting records, so the announcement was an allegation-stage investigation update rather than a charging action.[3]
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3 sources: 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Federal data shows hundreds of non-citizens registered to ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots from alleged noncitizensrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Acting U.S. Attorney claims 405 noncitizens voted in ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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