“Unduly Burdensome Public Records Requests and their Effects on Local Election Officials”
New report from EVIC.
Category Archives: chicanery
“State Election Officials Seek to Avert Deeper Cuts”
NYT:
Alarmed by cuts already made to federal agencies that help safeguard elections, and fearful that more could be coming, a bipartisan group of the nation’s top state election officials has appealed to Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security,… Continue reading
“Before Ascending to Top Tier of F.B.I., Bongino Fueled Right-Wing Disbelief”
NYT:
On a recent episode of his wildly popular podcast, the right-wing provocateur Dan Bongino asserted that he would soon be able to show that pipe bombs found near the Capitol the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack were… Continue reading
Connecticut: “Arrest warrants detail charges of voter fraud in Bridgeport”
CT Mirror:
State prosecutors took a big step Friday when they charged five Bridgeport Democrats with more than 150 election-related crimes, but arrest warrants suggest the sprawling investigation into voter fraud and ballot harvesting might not end there.
The charges,… Continue reading
Department of Insanity (and Inanity): “Warner, Who Said CIA Stole Election, Now Leads DOJ Civil Rights”
Bloomberg Law:
The Justice Department has inserted Mac Warner, who last year espoused false claims that the CIA stole Trump’s 2020 presidential victory with the FBI’s help, to run the civil rights division, replacing an ousted career official who’s started… Continue reading
“GOP Email System Infiltrated by Chinese Hackers Last Summer, New Book Reveals”
WSJ:
As the Republican National Committee was gearing up for its convention in Milwaukee, it was also quietly dealing with a serious security breach of its internal communications by hackers with ties to the Chinese government, according to people familiar… Continue reading
“The State(s) of Foreign Information Operations”
New report from the Alliance for Securing Democracy: “A State-by-State Look at ForeignInformation Manipulation in the United States.”
Elon Musk Says “60 Minutes” Journalists “Deserve a Long Prison Sentence” after Airing Critical Report; Where are the Free Speech Organizations on the Right Condemning this Intimidation of Journalists by Government Official?
“Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work”
Eric Geller for Wired:
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years, WIRED… Continue reading
“How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza”
WSJ:
When Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos dined with Donald Trump and his wife Melania at Mar-a-Lago in December, there was a lot at stake for both men: Bezos, a titan of industry whose company is crucial to the U.S. economy,… Continue reading
“Order to Drop Adams Case Prompts Resignations in New York and Washington”
NYT:
Manhattan’s U.S. attorney on Thursday resigned rather than obey an order from a top Justice Department official to drop the corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams.
Then, when Justice Department officials sought to transfer the… Continue reading
“US Homeland Security says election security personnel placed on leave”
Reuters:
The Department of Homeland Security, as part of an evaluation of its election security mission, said on Tuesday that personnel focused on misinformation, disinformation and foreign influence operations aimed at U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave.
DHS… Continue reading
“Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway”
NYT:
The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, a remarkable incursion into a continuing criminal case that raises questions about the fair administration of justice during President… Continue reading
“Advocate of Jan. 6 Rioters Now Runs Office That Investigated Them”
NYT:
Ed Martin was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, posting on social media that the violent riot that day was marked by “faith and joy.”
He has often echoed President Trump’s false claims that… Continue reading