Category Archives: chicanery
“Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up”
CNN:
Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity, part of a current push by federal prosecutors to swiftly… Continue reading
No Response to John Eastman Cert. Petition Seeking to Wipe Out District Court Finding that Eastman More Likely Than Not Engaged with Trump in Crime Related to 2020 Election
I blogged earlier about John Eastman arguing for the decision against him to be vacated on grounds it is moot. I wondered if a response would be filed by the Jan. 6 committee, which I think no longer exists. There… Continue reading
The Coming Storm in depth on QAnon
I recently listed to this episode of the BBC’s “The Coming Storm” on the origins of QAnon and its connection to January 6. Many regular blog readers may have heard it already, but for those, who like me are not… Continue reading
DOJ Indictment of George Santos Alleges Campaign Finance Fraud, Conversion of Campaign Funds to Personal Use
Pretty blatant violations of the law if they can be proven. [The headline has been corrected.]
“We Just Want Someone Sane”
Frank Wilkinson in Bloomberg, in a piece with a Howitzer of a subheader:
Washington County, Pennsylvania, was never known as Crazytown. Then election deniers decided to run for local office.
“In Trump Case, Bragg Pursues a Common Charge With a Rarely Used Strategy”
The NYT works through the details of a falsifying business records charge and – despite the fact that there’s apparently no legal requirement to do so – the rarity of not making clear the underlying crime to convert the misdemeanor… Continue reading
“Michigan commission finds ‘misconduct’ by pro-Trump attorneys in 2020 lawsuit”
Bridge Michigan with news on the state’s Attorney Grievance Commission, and its formal complaint against Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and others (including 3 Michigan attorneys).
“Democratic operative charged with NJ election fraud”
This one’s not the work of a criminal mastermind.
According to [AG] Platkin, James Devine allegedly emailed the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections about 1,948 fraudulent voter certifications in support of [a] petition for a spot on the… Continue reading
Arizona Supreme Court sanctions Kari Lake’s attorneys
Hot off the press: an order by the Arizona Supreme Court sanctioning Kari Lake’s attorneys for false factual statements to the court.
I believe this is at least the second sanctions order issued against Kurt Olsen related to false statements… Continue reading
“Election-denying clerk ousted in recall: ‘Make Adams Township Boring Again’”
Bridge Michigan has the unofficial results on yesterday’s recall election of a Michigan town clerk:
Voters in deeply conservative Adams Township on Tuesday night rejected elections clerk Stephanie Scott, ousting the Republican official who questioned the accuracy of her own… Continue reading
“As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers”
And yet, there’s a lot more to be done. NCSL has more on a disturbing trend that should be of concern to every single one of its members.
And good for Kansas SOS Scott Schwab for speaking up here (and… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Dominion Voting Systems tells its Fox News lawsuit story”
Axios with a bit of oral history.
“The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll”
The WaPo on a message communicated to Floridians: “Voting is dangerous.”