Voter fraud: Trump’s call for investigation comes as probe continues in Tarrant County

As President Donald Trump continues to call for a national investigation into voter fraud, there's sharp disagreement in Texas on whether it's a widespread problem at all.

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Conversely, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, called on Trump to ask the GOP to help restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

"In Texas, we've seen the damage done by phony voter fraud claims in the absence of a strong Voting Rights Act," he said. "As part of an insincere witch hunt for nonexistent fraud, Texas Republican leaders adopted the most restrictive and repressive voter ID law in the nation.

"Until President Trump and other Republican leaders work with Democrats to restore our lost voting rights, we can only conclude that their purpose is not to protect the integrity of elections but to consolidate power by weakening the voting strength of those who oppose them."