Category Archives: chicanery

“DNC chairman defends lawsuit against Russia, Trump campaign, WikiLeaks”

April 22, 2018, 8:29 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Weigel: The chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Sunday defended a new multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, with talk show hosts asking whether it was distracting from efforts to rebuild the Democratic Party.… Continue reading

“D.N.C. Lawsuit Alleges Trump-Russia Conspiracy”

April 20, 2018, 11:21 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The Democratic National Committee opened a new legal assault on President Trump on Friday by filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the organization was the victim of a conspiracy by Russian officials, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks… Continue reading

“The Changing Story of the NRA and Russia”

April 19, 2018, 7:36 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: Ultimately, an entity with subpoena power can resolve the mystery of whether any substantial money from Russia was funneled through the NRA in 2016. That will require more than polite inquiries from the Senator from Oregon. It… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Watch: Watch Jordan Peele use AI to make Barack Obama deliver a PSA about fake news

April 18, 2018, 8:23 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

If this doesn’t scare the hell out of you about the next election season, you are not paying attention.

“Trump Campaign Rebukes Indiana Candidate Signs” (Rokita)

April 18, 2018, 6:57 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has demanded that Rep. Todd Rokita take down yard signs it says give the false impression the president endorsed the Indiana Republican’s Senate bid, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated… Continue reading

“How Russian Facebook Ads Divided and Targeted U.S. Voters Before the 2016 Election”

April 16, 2018, 7:10 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Wired: WHEN YOUNG MIE Kim began studying political ads on Facebook in August of 2016—while Hillary Clinton was still leading the polls— few people had ever heard of the Russian propaganda group, Internet Research Agency. Not even Facebook itself… Continue reading

“Rokita Locked Out Of GOP Database For Accessing Donor Info”

April 13, 2018, 3:52 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana’s secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting party officials to lock him out of the system until he angrily complained, three… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Attorney General Brad Schimel suggests Donald Trump won Wisconsin because of the state’s voter ID law”

April 13, 2018, 10:22 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Journal-Sentinel: Attorney General Brad Schimel this week suggested Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 because the state had its voter ID law in place. His comments drew a rebuke from liberals, who said they saw it as an admission by… Continue reading

“Why Special Counsel Mueller Might Be Interested In Trump’s ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape”

April 12, 2018, 7:09 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Tamara Keith for NPR.

“DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against President Trump, His Campaign & American Media Inc. for Illegal, Unreported $30K Coordinated Expenditure to Squelch Rumors of Candidate’s Illegitimate Child”

April 12, 2018, 11:36 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Release.

Plaintiffs Falsely Named by PILF and J. Christian Adams as Non-Citizen Voters Sue for Defamation And Violation of Federal Laws Barring Voter Intimidation

April 12, 2018, 8:12 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Read the complaint in LULAC v. PILF. See this thread from Jessica Huseman.

“Stormy Weather for Campaign-Finance Laws”

April 11, 2018, 9:19 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Brad Smith WSJ oped, with the subhead: “Hush money looks like a personal expense. Treating it as a political one would create a bad precedent.”

“Trump lawyer’s payment to Stormy Daniels ‘illegal’ under these conditions: expert”

April 11, 2018, 9:16 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NY Post reports.

“Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations”

April 9, 2018, 8:21 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, is under federal investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, according to three people with knowledge of the case. FBI agents on Monday raided Cohen’s Manhattan office,… Continue reading

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