Category Archives: chicanery

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

“Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges”

November 9, 2024, 5:07 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Friday that Iranian plotters had discussed a plan to assassinate Donald J. Trump before he was re-elected as president this week. One of the plotters said that he was assigned in September to… Continue reading

“Wave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.’s Scrutiny”

November 8, 2024, 7:08 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A wave of racist text messages summoning Black people to report for slavery showed up on phones across the United States, prompting the scrutiny of the F.B.I. The N.A.A.C.P. said that messages were received in nine states, and attorneys… Continue reading

Colorado: “Two women arrested in Mesa County ballot fraud scheme were trying to ‘test’ voting signature system: Affidavit”

November 8, 2024, 7:03 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Denver7: Two women arrested Wednesday for attempting to cast over a dozen fraudulent ballots in Mesa County for the Nov. 5 election were trying to “test” the county’s voting signature verification process to see whether it would catch forged… Continue reading

“Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left”

November 8, 2024, 6:51 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wired: It took just minutes for the conspiracy theories about the 2024 US presidential election to flood Elon Musk’s X platform after Donald Trump was announced as the winner in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The number of posts… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 riot defendants celebrate Trump’s election, angle for pardons”

November 7, 2024, 7:24 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Some defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack reacted to Donald Trump’s election victory with elation Wednesday, as their defense lawyers began taking steps to delay trials or sentencesin ongoing cases in anticipation of presidential pardons… Continue reading

“What to Know About Trump’s New York Criminal Case After the Election”

November 7, 2024, 7:04 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was the one criminal case against the former president that actually went to trial. Now that Mr. Trump has reclaimed the presidency, it, too, is in jeopardy.… Continue reading

“What Trump’s reelection means for his Fulton County criminal case”

November 6, 2024, 12:16 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Donald Trump’s victory means he is likely to name a U.S. attorney general who will halt the two federal prosecutions he is facing. That means Fulton County’s election interference case could be the only criminal case left standing. And… Continue reading

“DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office”

November 6, 2024, 12:13 pmchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

NBC News: Justice Department officials have been evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office to comply with long-standing department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, two people… Continue reading

“Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says”

November 5, 2024, 4:32 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in four battleground states – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said on… Continue reading