Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote

The following article by Abby Phillips and Mike DeBonis was posted on the Washington Post website January 23, 2017:

Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes, according to people familiar with the meeting.

Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that widespread voter fraud caused him to lose the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, even while he clinched the presidency with an electoral college victory. Continue reading “Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote”