RNC's McDaniel: We Need Patience to Sort Out Reports

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Friday asked for patience as the party sorts out reports of voting irregularities, as it's important to voters that the complaints are tracked down and investigated. 

"I've been in Michigan and we've been pursuing reports coming in on our hotline, people who were disenfranchised from observing the vote count and other serious allegations," McDaniel told Fox News. "There is a canvas for a reason, a certification for a reason. If there were these irregularities we need to pursue that."

She also called it "disconcerting" that there are a number of Democrat-run counties and precincts that would not allow Republicans to observe the vote counting. 

"Here in Michigan I have hundreds of witnesses who talk about being disenfranchised and being removed from counting centers as election workers cheered as they were removed," McDaniel said. She added that with elections officials forcing observers to stay six feet away over COVID-19 requirements, that means the ballots can't be seen. 

Fox anchor Bret Baier, though, told McDaniel that there is a difference between transparency for observers and finding factual fraud that changes the direction of the election and affects the actual vote. 

"I'm saying be patient and allow us to pursue these irregularities and some of these allegations that are very serious, very serious," McDaniel responded. "Allow that to happen. Let the process take place. It is funny we want to rush to judgment and get the election over with. If there is election fraud, if there are irregularities, we need to pursue them."

"We agree with you and want to look into everything as well," Baier responded. "We just haven't seen it. It hasn't been presented."

"There is a process that takes place," she argued. "You can't just say 'OK, we have this allegation.' We are going to pursue it, too. We want to take legal action for the ones that are more serious. Give us a chance to do that as we go forward."

She added that there are hundreds of complaints, including situations where military ballots were not transposed correctly or where ballots that were said to be invalidated were put back into piles of valid ballots. 

"When you have this many complaints it is not something to be overlooked and ignored," McDaniel said. 

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