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Trump Asks DOJ to Launch Investigation Into Maryland After 500,000 Mail-In Ballots Were Sent Out in “Error” (VIDEO)

President Trump on Monday afternoon asked the Justice Department to investigate Maryland officials for sending out "500,000 illegal mail-in ballots." Last Friday, Maryland election officials said they will be issuing 500,000 new ballots after a vendor made an error in sending out.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Gateway Pundit says: President Trump on Monday afternoon asked the Justice Department to investigate Maryland officials for sending out "500,000 illegal mail-in ballots." Last Friday, Maryland election officials said they will be issuing 500,000 new ballots after a vendor made an error in sending out.

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  • Primary source: Gateway Pundit
  • Published: May 18, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: May 18, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC
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