Category Archives: chicanery

Trump and Cheseboro filings in the Georgia conspiracy case

December 4, 2024, 11:32 pmchicanery, election law and constitutional law, Supreme Courtdemocratic backsliding, January 6Justin Levitt

As expected, President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion in the Georgia Court of Appeals to dismiss the conspiracy prosecution against him in Georgia on the basis that “a sitting president is completely immune from indictment or any criminal process,… Continue reading

“What We Saw on Our Platforms During 2024’s Global Elections”

December 3, 2024, 10:15 pmcheap speech, chicaneryJustin Levitt

A description from Meta about the state of their social media in the recent election cycle (including covert foreign influence operations Meta says it detected and quashed). Of course, it’d be nice if there were enough transparency to allow for… Continue reading

Dinesh D’Souza sort-of kind-of apologizes for 2000 Mules

December 2, 2024, 11:32 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadJustin Levitt

Here’s the statement – which is undated but appears to be new – throwing True the Vote under the bus and also maintaining confidence in the “underlying premise” of the film … but in a nonspecific way far less susceptible… Continue reading

“Election denialism has staying power even after Trump’s win”

December 1, 2024, 6:36 pmchicanery, election subversion riskThe Big LieJustin Levitt

A States Newsroom report on the continuing attempt to blame election losses on nefarious mysterious misconduct rather than … more valid votes being cast for someone else. For those claiming conspiracy, I continue to wonder at how they explain the… Continue reading

Governor Cooper Vetos Bill that Would Shift Power from Executive Offices (soon to be held by Democrats)

November 27, 2024, 7:10 amchicaneryNorth CarolinaTabatha Abu El-Haj

Raleigh News & Observer reports that Governor Cooper has temporarily halted efforts by the Republican legislature to restructure power in North Carolina to limit the impact of Democratic wins in the state. Republicans have repeatedly overridden Cooper’s vetos during this… Continue reading

Must-Read Charlie Savage: “End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear”

November 26, 2024, 7:35 amauthoritarian threats in US, chicanery, Department of Justice, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Charlie in the NYT: The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by presidents, from the scope of presidential immunity to whether the Justice… Continue reading

“Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees”

November 26, 2024, 7:32 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: President-elect Donald J. Trump’s legal team found evidence that a top adviser asked for retainer fees from potential appointees in order to promote them for jobs in the new administration, five people briefed on the matter said on Monday.… Continue reading

“No Labels goes after opponents of third-party presidential bid in court”

November 24, 2024, 9:42 amchicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

WaPo: Leaders of the centrist group No Labels abandoned a planned third-party presidential bid in April after a successful campaign by Democratic allies of President Joe Biden damaged their public appeal and undermined their ability to recruit electable candidates.… Continue reading

Very Disturbing WaPo Story: “Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election”

November 22, 2024, 5:17 pmchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This does not bode well at all for the rule of law: President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue two federal prosecutions against the former president, including career attorneys… Continue reading

Bridgeport Candidate Who Engaged in Deliberate Election Fraud Gets a Slap on The Wrist

November 22, 2024, 5:12 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

I was surprised to see such a light punishment for this egregious conduct, especially as this is an area that has seen an unusual amount of problematic activity: A former city councilman, who pleaded guilty to reduced charges in connection … Continue reading

“In Pennsylvania, the Election Litigation Continues, With a Twist; As a Senate recount plays out, at least four counties are ignoring an order from the State Supreme Court that undated or misdated mail ballots cannot be counted.”

November 18, 2024, 9:20 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: In an election defined in part by a tsunami of litigation before polls even opened, few states saw as much legal haggling over which ballots should count as Pennsylvania. The polls have long since closed, yet a new… Continue reading

WaPo Editorial: “Democrats thumb their nose at the rule of law in Pennsylvania” (Recount Starts Today)

November 18, 2024, 7:36 amchicanery, recountsRick Hasen

WaPo Editorial: Before the Nov. 5 election, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that provisional ballots must be signed in two required places and that mail-in votes must be dated. Yet elected Democratic officials in Philadelphia and three other counties —… Continue reading

“Meta’s Threads is ‘overrun’ with liberal election fraud conspiracies”

November 9, 2024, 5:19 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Taylor Lorenz: Over the past several days, Meta’s Threads has become inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies. The conspiracies range from skepticism about vote tallies in key swing states, to allegations of a criminal coverup by Biden to force the… Continue reading