Category Archives: chicanery

“‘Hindsight Is 20/20’: An Internal Report Shows How Facebook Failed To Prevent The “Stop The Steal” Movement”

April 22, 2021, 9:40 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

BuzzFeed News: Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a House of Representatives committee that his company had done its part “to secure the integrity of the election.” While the social network did not catch everything, the… Continue reading

“Trump’s grip on GOP looms as support falters for independent probe of Capitol riot”

April 19, 2021, 7:48 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Congress’s pursuit of an independent investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is facing long odds, as bipartisan resolve to hold the perpetrators and instigators accountable erodes, and Republicans face sustained pressure to disavow that it was supporters of former… Continue reading

Far Right Wing Bloggers Who Believe That Alabama SOS John Merrill Protected Voting Rights Too Much (!) and That He Allowed for Voter Fraud Outed Explicit Details of His Extra-Marital Affair

April 17, 2021, 4:13 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Quite a story: A former Spanish teacher in North Carolina, Noel Fritsch has in recent years built a career as a conservative operative with a history of involvement in Republican campaigns and far-right causes across the country.Described by a … Continue reading

“Why Local Election Officials In Georgia Take Issue With Many Parts Of New Law”

April 16, 2021, 11:51 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NPR: Three weeks after it was signed into law, local election officials in Georgia are still trying to understand all the implications of the state’s controversial election overhaul.In a series of interviews, election officials said that while the Republican-led measure… Continue reading

“Armed ‘quick reaction force’ was waiting for order to storm Capitol, Justice Dept. says”

April 16, 2021, 9:43 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: As the Capitol was overrun on Jan. 6, armed supporters of President Donald Trump were waiting across the Potomac in Virginia for orders to bring guns into the fray, a prosecutor said Wednesday in federal court.The Justice Department has… Continue reading

“A cybersecurity expert who promoted claims of fraud in the 2020 election is leading the GOP-backed recount of millions of ballots in Arizona”

April 16, 2021, 7:18 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., last fall are currently packaged in 40 cardboard shrink-wrapped boxes and stacked on 45 pallets in a county facility in Phoenix known as “the vault,” due to its sophisticated… Continue reading

“New Sanctions On Manafort Deputy Suggest Deeper Role Of Russian Intel In 2016”

April 15, 2021, 7:34 amchicaneryRick Hasen

TPM: The Biden administration slapped Konstantin Kilimnik, an assistant of Paul Manafort and alleged Russian spy, with sanctions on Thursday as it escalated economic measures against Moscow.In announcing the move, the Treasury Department suggested that Kilimnik gave internal Trump campaign… Continue reading

“Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds”

April 13, 2021, 8:24 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The Capitol Police had clearer advance warnings about the Jan. 6 attack than were previously known, including the potential for violence in which “Congress itself is the target.” But officers were instructed by their leaders not to use their… Continue reading

Michigan: “Nessel asks judge to consider Sidney Powell’s ‘stunning admissions’ in deciding sanctions”

April 8, 2021, 7:24 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday asked a federal judge to consider GOP lawyer Sidney Powell’s “stunning admissions” in deciding whether to sanction her for a lawsuit filed after the November election in Michigan’s federal eastern district… Continue reading

WinRed Doubles Down on Deceptive Advertising to Get People Not to Opt Out from Recurring Donations

April 7, 2021, 9:24 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Just wow: The NRCC’s prechecked recurring donation box makes people disavow Dear Leader Trump to uncheck. https://t.co/TH8sURaZ9P https://t.co/xb4yglZIdW pic.twitter.com/irKFTcKlt5— Tim Miller (@Timodc) April 7, 2021 And more: This is the NRCC's homepage prechecked donation box right now.Unchecking… Continue reading

“Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot-Reuters/Ipsos poll”

April 6, 2021, 6:36 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Three months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to overturn his November election loss, about half of Republicans believe the siege was largely a non-violent protest or was the handiwork of left-wing activists… Continue reading

“Her Ballot Didn’t Count. She Faces 5 Years in Prison for Casting It.”

April 4, 2021, 3:04 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: On Election Day 2016, Crystal Mason went to vote after her mother insisted that she make her voice heard in the presidential election. When her name didn’t appear on official voting rolls at her polling place in Tarrant… Continue reading

“How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations”

April 4, 2021, 3:00 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Shane Goldmacher NYT piece: Stacy Blatt was in hospice care last September listening to Rush Limbaugh’s dire warnings about how badly Donald J. Trump’s campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he could: $500.It was… Continue reading

“Republicans seek DOJ briefing on claims of ‘suspicious’ pre-Jan. 6 Capitol tours”

April 1, 2021, 12:17 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The GOP letter comes nearly three months after thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol and sent lawmakers fleeing for safety, delaying the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. More than 100 police… Continue reading

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