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Blanche defends Trump's comments on Supreme Court after it rejects new mail-in voting restrictions

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Former President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to reject new mail-in voting restrictions, characterizing the ruling as a "big loss" that would lead to electoral cheating. While attorney Todd Blanche defended these comments, research from the Brookings Institute indicates that mail-in voter fraud is historically rare, with only four cases identified for every 10 million ballots cast in recent elections.

President Trump called the Supreme Court's refusal to enforce stricter mail-in voting rules a "big loss" for Republicans and Americans on Tuesday, claiming it will lead to cheating. A Brookings Institute analysis found just four cases of mail voter fraud for every 10 million ballots cast in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.

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