Kris Kobach Blasts “Fake News” Reports That 44 States Are Now Refusing To Give Him Voter Information

Fox News reports:

The vice chair of President Trump’s voter fraud commission took aim Wednesday at media reports of a mass boycott of the ongoing probe, dismissing it as “more ‘fake news.'”

Kris Kobach, who also serves as secretary of state in Kansas, said “despite media distortions and obstruction by a handful of state politicians,” the committee will “continue its work to gather the facts through public records requests.”

“While there are news reports that 44 states have “refused” to provide voter information to the Commission, these reports are patently false, more “fake news,” he said in a statement. “At present, only 14 states and the District of Columbia have refused the Commission’s request for publicly available voter information.”

Populous and liberal-leaning states such as California and New York are refusing to comply, but even some conservative ones that voted for Trump, including Texas, said they can provide only partial responses based on what is legally allowed under state law.