Category Archives: chicanery

“The ‘Johnny Appleseed of election fraud’ wants to upend voting in America. Why he’s focused on California”

July 31, 2023, 7:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LA Times: Frank is convinced that American elections need saving and believes that to do so, people must take back the ballot box one county at a time. And though his allegations have been disproved and dismissed by election experts… Continue reading

“AI Disinformation Drives Lawmaker Fears About 2024 ‘Wild West’”

July 21, 2023, 4:24 amcampaign finance, chicaneryDan Tokaji

Bloomberg: “The increased use of artificial intelligence by campaigns has far surpassed how Congress, political parties, and federal regulators are addressing the technology. Without limits on deepfakes, fears that disinformation could shape the 2024 elections are expected to worsen… Continue reading

Video Ad from Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Uses AI-Generated Trump Voice

July 18, 2023, 5:09 amcampaign finance, chicaneryDan Tokaji

The next frontier in attack ads? You can watch and listed to the ad on Politico, which reports: The ad, from Never Back Down, charges Trump with attacking Iowa governor Kim Reynolds as part of a larger pattern of… Continue reading

“Shaker Heights attorney, a Trump supporter, tells judge he voted twice in last two elections by accident”

July 14, 2023, 7:59 amchicaneryRick Hasen

LOL.

“6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor”

July 7, 2023, 12:53 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Six people were charged Friday in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public money to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election. The indictment, announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin… Continue reading

“Prosecutors Face Conspiracy Theories in Jan. 6 Trial”

July 6, 2023, 7:29 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Almost from the moment that a pro-Trump mob stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theories have ricocheted from the fringes of the internet to the corridors of Congress. Republican officials and others on the right have… Continue reading

“Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe”

June 30, 2023, 7:31 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: Former Donald Trump campaign official Mike Roman is cooperating with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s team in the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One… Continue reading

Giuliani Asked About Fake Electors Plan by DOJ Prosecutors

June 28, 2023, 5:34 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: A proffer agreement is an understanding between prosecutors and people who are subjects of criminal investigations that can precede a formal cooperation deal. The subjects agree to provide useful information to the government, sometimes to tell their side of… Continue reading

Eastman Whines About Court’s Ruling in Moore v. Harper

June 27, 2023, 5:24 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Jess Bravin for WSJ: John Eastman, a former law professor who advised former President Donald Trump on resisting the 2020 election results, filed a brief for the Claremont Institute backing the GOP position. On Tuesday, he criticized Roberts’s opinion, saying… Continue reading

“The Jolt: Raffensperger wants ‘robust’ new penalties against election tampering”

June 27, 2023, 6:59 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AJC: Facing pressure to update Georgia’s voting system software before next year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pursuing a different angle. He is calling on lawmakers to make tampering with Georgia’s election system a felony carrying a minimum sentence… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. asking about 2020 fraud claims as well as fake electors”: “The campaign’s own legal team and data experts cannot verify the bullshit being beamed down from the mothership”

June 26, 2023, 6:20 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The Justice Department’s investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results is barreling forward on multiple tracks, according to people familiar with the matter, with prosecutors focused on ads andfundraising pitches claiming… Continue reading

“As Legal Fees Mount, Trump Steers Donations Into PAC That Has Covered Them”

June 25, 2023, 1:06 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Facing multiple intensifying investigations, former President Donald J. Trump has quietly begun diverting more of the money he is raising away from his 2024 presidential campaign and into a political action committee that he has used to pay his… Continue reading