Trump's campaign manager just flat-out denied the possibility of voter fraud in the election

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway seemingly contradicted the Republican candidate's persistent claims of voter fraud during an interview Wednesday on MSNBC. When MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle asked Conway if she thinks there will be "widespread voter fraud" in November — as Trump has repeatedly suggested — Conway was quick to say she does "not believe that."

"Absent overwhelming evidence that there is [voter fraud], it would not be for me to say that there is," Conway said. "We know in the past, we know that people who are dead are still on the voter rolls, we know that people are voting a couple of different times in places." She did note, however, that there may be some "conspiracy" and "collusion" between select members of the media and the Clinton campaign.

When Ruhle pointed out that Trump's claims of voter fraud might be misleading, Conway explained he's actually just making a "larger point," which is his desire for systemic changes to Washington's "rigged, corrupt system." But Ruhle wasn't buying it — watch the full interview, below. Becca Stanek

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