USPS built Trump's mail-ballot portal in 3 months, and one mismatched scan can reject a whole batch

A whistleblower says USPS was given three months for work that normally takes about a year, and that the portal's scanners sample 15 to 400 envelopes per batch while allowing no failed matches. The administration is appealing the judge's order.

The numbers:

• Time USPS was given to build the portal: 3 months.
• Development time the whistleblower said the portal would normally need: about 1 year.
• Envelopes the scanners sample per batch, per the disclosure: 15 to 400, at a 0% permitted failure rate.