Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he wasn't trying to sabotage the mail system ahead of a mostly mail-in election.
He testified before the Senate today about changes he made to the U.S. Postal Service causing delivery delays.
He has since paused the changes so the mail system can manage the greater volume of mail while ballots roll in for November's presidential election.
Democrats have accused DeJoy of trying to help President Trump get re-elected through slowing the mail system, but Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson says they're spreading a false political narrative.
Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: In this screenshot from U.S. Senate's livestream, U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in for a virtual Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. Postal Service operations during Covid-19 pandemic August 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. The USPS is under financial and operational scrutiny ahead of the upcoming November presidential elections, where mail-in voting is set to play a large role given the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee via Getty Images)