Markwayne Mullin
Role at the time: Secretary of Homeland Security
Denied
Statement summary
Asked whether DHS officers were told to pose as voters to obtain records, Mullin denies that the department issued such a directive and says it would fix the problem if the allegation proved true.
“That's absolutely not the directive that we put out there, and it's not even close to what we're doing.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Inside Politics transcript: Markwayne Mullin responds to voter-portal allegationDana Bash question about alleged voter impersonation; Mullin response at about 12:35 p.m.
Bash asked Secretary Mullin whether DHS officers were told to misrepresent themselves to obtain voter records. Mullin denied that this was a DHS directive and said the department would fix the problem if it were true. CNN marks this as a rush transcript.
Why we used this label
Mullin explicitly denies that DHS directed officers to misrepresent themselves on voter portals. He says the department would correct such conduct if it occurred.