Category Archives: chicanery

“Mueller Report Opens Door for Civil Enforcement by FEC”

April 30, 2019, 9:46 amcampaign finance, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Release: Today, Common Cause, the Campaign Legal Center, and Democracy 21 filed a supplementto a complaint filed in July 2017 against President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign committee for soliciting contributions from foreign nationals in the form of… Continue reading

New Jersey: “Elmwood Park Mayor Resigns After Allegations of Interfering with Election Secrecy”

April 30, 2019, 7:11 amchicaneryRick Hasen

TapInto reports.

“10 Oregon voters plead guilty to voter fraud in 2016 presidential election”

April 29, 2019, 8:57 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Oregon Live: Ten people in Oregon have been convicted so far in voter fraud cases stemming from the 2016 election.The convictions represent a tiny fraction of the 2,051,448 votes cast in the election, in which Oregon voters elected Democratic… Continue reading

“Not giving up, embattled Texas Secretary of State David Whitley asks Senate Dems for another chance”

April 29, 2019, 4:48 pmchicanery, election law bizRick Hasen

Dallas Morning News: Acting Secretary of State David Whitley, whose confirmation has been stalled in the Texas Senate after a bungled advisory from his office questioned the citizenship of nearly 100,000 voters, has asked to meet with Senate Democrats… Continue reading

“As security officials prepare for Russian attack on 2020 presidential race, Trump and aides play down threat”

April 29, 2019, 10:37 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: In recent months, U.S. national security officials have been preparing for Russian interference in the 2020 presidential race by tracking cyber threats, sharing intelligence about foreign disinformation efforts with social media companies and helping state election officials protect… Continue reading

“Trump tires to dispel rumors he won’t leave office ‘at the end of six years’ calls the media ‘sick people'” (Video from Saturday Rally)

April 29, 2019, 8:02 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Aaron Rupar: Trump tires to dispel rumors he won't leave office "at the end of six years," calls the media "sick people" pic.twitter.com/57IQViqyBv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2019

Stacey Abrams Continues to Try to Have It Both Ways in Saying that She “Won” the Georgia Governor’s Race

April 28, 2019, 7:05 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT interview: I saw that recently you said something like you’d won your election but you just didn’t get to have the job. Yes.Is there any fear on your part that using that kind of language fans the same flames… Continue reading

“Texas Ends Review That Questioned Citizenship of Almost 100,000 Voters”

April 28, 2019, 5:11 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: The Texas secretary of state agreed Friday to rescind an advisory issued by his office in January that questioned the citizenship status of almost 100,000 registered voters. The agreement will formally end a review of the voter rolls… Continue reading

“Russian Hackers Were ‘In a Position’ to Access Florida Voter Rolls, Rubio Confirms”

April 26, 2019, 8:13 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: But, it now appears, someone did.Slipped into the long-anticipated special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 election last week was a single sentence that caused a stir throughout the state and raised new questions about the… Continue reading

“F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations”

April 26, 2019, 3:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The F.B.I. director warned anew on Friday about Russia’s continued meddling in American elections, calling it a “significant counterintelligence threat.” The bureau has shifted additional agents and analysts to shore up defenses against foreign interference, according to a senior… Continue reading

“The Trump Campaign Conspired With the Russians. Mueller Proved It.”

April 25, 2019, 4:34 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jed Shugerman NYT oped: Even without knowing what is redacted, the report offers “substantial and credible information” of the Trump campaign conspiring or coordinating with the Russian government. Under federal criminal law, “conspiracy” does not require direct proof… Continue reading

Texas: “Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina charged with orchestrating an illegal voting scheme”

April 25, 2019, 1:23 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina has been arrested for voter fraud, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday morning, the latest in a string of arrests the state’s election fraud unit has made in connection with what Paxton… Continue reading

“Mulvaney: ‘I don’t recall’ telling staffers not to mention election security to Trump”

April 25, 2019, 7:40 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Wednesday he doesn’t recall instructing aides to keep discussions about election security off President Donald Trump’s radar, after The New York Times reported Mulvaney had said the topic “should… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Cybersecurity proposal pits cyber pros against campaign finance hawks”

April 25, 2019, 7:29 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

WaPo: The Federal Election Commission could decide today whether nonpartisan groups can offer political campaigns free cybersecurity services, an issue that has made bedfellows of Republicans and Democrats but divided cyber pros and campaign finance hawks.The proposal’s authors, Hillary… Continue reading

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