Category Archives: chicanery

“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

Georgia: “Federal judge blasts GOP attorneys for ‘factually and legally incorrect’ lawsuit”

November 5, 2024, 4:15 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: A federal judge in Savannah blasted Republican attorneys Tuesday for bringing what he called a factually and legally deficient lawsuit that sought to prevent Democratic-leaning counties from counting absentee ballots delivered in recent days. The Republican National Committee and… Continue reading

“Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data; A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.”

November 5, 2024, 10:25 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wired: An app developed by the right-wing nonprofit True the Vote to crowdsource claims of voter fraud contained a security flaw that exposed the email addresses of all users who posted or commented on the platform, along with other… Continue reading

“Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says”

November 5, 2024, 10:17 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday. “We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin. I don’t know how to… Continue reading

“Russia Escalates Effort to Subvert Election and ‘Instill Fear in Voters,’ U.S. Says”

November 5, 2024, 7:25 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Russian groups and other foreign adversaries have unleashed an extensive disinformation campaign to undermine confidence in the election, and senior U.S. officials are worried that Moscow’s efforts could continue to stoke political discord until the election is certified in… Continue reading

“Elon Musk promotes video referencing QAnon in support of Trump”

November 5, 2024, 7:20 amcheap speech, chicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Elon Musk shared a video in support of Donald Trump that appeared to includereferences to the extremistQAnon ideology and footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, elevating the radicalized movement on the eveningbefore millions… Continue reading

More Government Warnings About Foreign Interference in 2024 Elections

November 5, 2024, 7:10 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Kyle Cheney: JUST IN: New statement from intel agencies about foreign interference in the election describing two specific Russian attempts to create/amplify disinformation. pic.twitter.com/RGz3BBOU5F— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 5, 2024

“Arizona Official Releases Voter List Sought by Activists After Court Order”

November 4, 2024, 7:44 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s secretary of state, said Monday that his office had handed over the names of hundreds of thousands of voters to lawyers for a right-wing activist group as ordered by a court, adding that he regretted having… Continue reading

Waynesboro, VA Board of Elections Ordered to Certify Votes

November 4, 2024, 7:41 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Release: Today, Waynesboro Circuit Court Judge Paul Dryer issued an opinion requiring Waynesboro Electoral Board members Curtis Lilly and Scott Mares to certify the results of the November 2024 election. Judge Dryer ruled in favor of five Waynesboro voters represented… Continue reading

Did Testimony from Elon Musk’s Advisor Aiming to Show the Million Dollar Lottery Was Not Violating PA Gaming Law Actually Incriminate Musk’s PAC for Federal Vote Buying?

November 4, 2024, 5:31 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: Later in the hearing, Musk political adviser Chris Young provided new details about how the giveaway operated. “Our intent all along is to only provide compensation to registered voters and US citizens, and avoid any chance… Continue reading

“A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time”

November 4, 2024, 4:49 pmcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said… Continue reading

“Foreign Adversaries May Try to Undermine U.S. Elections After Vote”

November 4, 2024, 2:50 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Russian groups and other foreign adversaries have unleashed an extensive disinformation campaign to undermine confidence in the U.S. election, but there is no evidence that their efforts will affect the outcome, federal officials said on Monday. The officials remain… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, Pennsylvania judge rules”

November 4, 2024, 2:47 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: A Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, in a victory for the tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected arguments from the… Continue reading

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