Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs issued a statement claiming the DOJ's request for voter information one week before the general election is intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
Multiple reliable outlets quote Secretary of State Steve Hobbs saying the DOJ request's timing, one week before the General Election, 'is no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.' The extracted claim matches that quoted statement, and the sources do not contradict it.
What was said
… territory for a statewide elected official in Washington, who's supposed to be moderate, to be dabbling in, not to mention when the Department of Justice in Seattle had its press conference saying, "We have found 405 non citizens who are registered to vote." Here's part of the statement that Steve Hobbs put out: "The timing of this request, one week before the general election, is no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results," and you participating in a Zoom meeting where they're talking about potentially overthrowing the government if Trump doesn't accept the results of an election is not unfounded suspicion and casting doubt on the potential outcome of an election. …
unDivided with Brandi Kruse · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports Hobbs's statement that the timing of the request, one week before the General Election, is 'no doubt intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.'[1]
Supports. The Spokesman-Review and KIRO 7 both quote Hobbs's statement with the same wording about the timing and unfounded suspicion.[2][3]
Context. Hobbs's statement was issued in response to the DOJ's letter requesting ballots be set aside and voter information; later sources show him calling the DOJ list 'deeply flawed' and 'not reliable.'[4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Feds probe 30 years of Washington elections as state officials say allegation casts ‘unfounded suspicion'spokesman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3DOJ says more than 400 WA voters may be illegally ...kiro7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Washington responds to DOJ ballot request, calling it 'deeply flawed' and 'not reliable'rmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5WA fires back at DOJ demands, calls voter list 'deeply flawed'seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
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