Category Archives: chicanery

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

“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

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