Category Archives: chicanery

“Duty or Party? For Republicans, a Test of Whether to Enable Trump”

November 21, 2020, 2:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: But this is also a moment of truth for the Republican Party: The country is on a knife’s edge, with G.O.P. officials from state capitols to Congress choosing between the will of voters and the will of one… Continue reading

“Trump bid to overturn vote crashes into wall of deadlines”

November 21, 2020, 1:59 pmchicanery, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the election results is about to smash into reality: a gauntlet of battleground state deadlines that are poised to extinguish his increasingly desperate attempts to hold onto the presidency.Michigan is due to… Continue reading

“Trump tries to drum out GOP election officials who won’t play his games”

November 21, 2020, 1:57 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: President Donald Trump has driven senators into retirement and tweeted wayward Republicans into primary defeat during four years leading the GOP. Now, as a lame duck, he’s launched a new campaign against GOP election officials who won’t bend to… Continue reading

Trump Summons Michigan Republican Legislative Leaders to Washington In Possible Attempt to Mess with Electoral College Vote: Should We Worry?

November 19, 2020, 10:10 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

The Detroit News reports: The top two leaders in the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature are expected to visit the White House Friday, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.The visits by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, and… Continue reading

Seriously Disturbing and Unprecedented: Trump Personally Reached Out to Wayne County Canvassers and Then They Attempted to Rescind Their Votes to Certify (After First Refusing to Certify)

November 19, 2020, 6:55 amchicanery, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos… Continue reading

“Threats and Tensions Rise as Trump and Allies Attack Elections Process”

November 19, 2020, 6:46 amchicanery, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump’s false accusations that voter fraud denied him re-election are causing escalating confrontations in swing states across the country, leading to threats of violence against officials in both parties and subverting even the most routine steps in the… Continue reading

“How a post-election crisis was manufactured in Pennsylvania”

November 15, 2020, 7:49 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: It was the nightmare scenario everyone saw coming: a nail-biter presidential election that was too close to call on election night, with the entire world forced to patiently wait on slow results from Pennsylvania as it… Continue reading

“Stop the Steal’s massive disinformation campaign connected to Roger Stone”

November 15, 2020, 7:43 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: It is an internet battle cry: Stop the Steal has swept across inboxes, Facebook pages and Twitter like an out-of-control virus, spreading misinformation and violent rhetoric — and spilling into real life, like the protest planned for DC this… Continue reading

“Trump campaign jettisons major parts of its legal challenge against Pennsylvania’s election results”

November 15, 2020, 7:20 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump’s campaign on Sunday scrapped a major part of its federal lawsuit challenging the election results in Pennsylvania.Trump’s attorneys filed a revised version of the lawsuit, removing allegations that election officials violated the Trump campaign’s constitutional rights by… Continue reading

“Project Veritas and Illegality”

November 15, 2020, 7:05 pmchicanery, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Sam Brunson on some tax implications.

“Trump Lawyers Pressured to End Role in Election Challenges”

November 14, 2020, 2:46 pmchicanery, election law bizRick Hasen

WSJ: Some law firms representing President Trump’s legal push to remain in the White House are withdrawing from cases or clarifying their roles amid pressure to end their involvement.Ohio-based law firm Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP withdrew Thursday from… Continue reading

“DHS boss Chad Wolf defies Trump order to fire cyber chief Chris Krebs”

November 13, 2020, 3:12 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NY Post reports.

“Va., Md. Republicans follow Trump playbook, questioning his defeat and refusing to concede.”

November 13, 2020, 6:32 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: “Why do people think I have to concede? I WILL NOT CONCEDE,” wrote Manga Anantatmula, the Virginia Republican who lost to Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D) last weekby 43 points and nearly 170,000 votes.“Please donate what you can… Continue reading

Must-Read Story Out of Florida: “Evidence suggests several state Senate candidates were plants funded by dark money”

November 12, 2020, 7:40 amballot access, chicaneryRick Hasen

Local10 News: Why would candidates for Florida Senate seats do no campaigning, no fundraising, have no issue platforms, nor make any effort to get votes?Local 10 News has found evidence to suggest three such candidates in three Florida Senate district… Continue reading