Conflicting reports emerge about whether Pa. postal worker has recanted allegations of voting fraud

Conflicting reports have emerged about whether Pennsylvania postal worker Richard Hopkins has recanted his sworn claims to have witnessed voter fraud. 

Hopkins claimed last week that an Erie, Pa., postmaster had told postal workers to backdate ballots that were mailed after Election Day. His allegations were first shown by Project Veritas, an investigative news organization that often uses undercover video to get people to acknowledge wrongdoing when they have no idea that they are being recorded.

In this case, Hopkins agreed to have his name attached to the allegations, which were then picked up and used by Trump allies in their effort to expose widespread corruption and voting irregularities that they allege took place during the presidential election.

But now, according to the Washington Post on Tuesday, Hopkins has “admitted to U.S. Postal Service investigators that he fabricated the allegations, according to three officials briefed on the investigation and a statement from a House congressional committee.”

Project Veritas founder and CEO James O’Keefe stands by Hopkins’ original allegations and claimed to have video of recordings of USPS agents questioning him. O’Keefe says that Hopkins was pressured to sign a document he did not understand.