WASHINGTON — A spokesman said President Donald Trump will sign an executive action Thursday to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump would sign the order in the Oval Office but did not provide more details as to what it might entail.
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