Category Archives: chicanery
“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
Eric Holder: “The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election”
Eric Holder NYT oped:
But there is no suggestion that any of these 60,000-plus voters acted improperly, deliberately cast illegal ballots or failed to produce required identification when voting. And when the State Board of Elections reviewed his claim,… Continue reading
“Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts”
NYT:
President Trump has made clear his animus toward mainstream media organizations. Now he’s getting more personal.
Mr. Trump and his key lieutenant, Elon Musk, who has been empowered to run what they call the Department of Government Efficiency… Continue reading
“Trump administration cuts teams that fight foreign election interference”
WaPo:
The Trump administration this week eliminated much of the federal government’s front line of defense against foreign interference in U.S. elections.
The move, which follows years of Trump and his allies disputing the role that Russian influence campaigns played… Continue reading
“Trump continues federal purge, gutting cyber workers who combat disinformation”
Politico:
The Trump administration has moved to push out a swathe of federal workers previously involved in combating election-related disinformation, according to three people familiar with the matter, amid allegations from congressional Republicans that their work unfairly targeted conservative speech… Continue reading
Trump Purports to Fire FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub
Commissioner Weintraub:
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir… Continue reading
“Trump’s Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats”
CNN:
The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combatting foreign threats to US elections, a source familiar tells CNN.
The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force and planned reassigning of team… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. Says It Will Not Bring Charges in Investigation of Project Veritas”
NYT:
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against anyone affiliated with the group Project Veritas over their role in trying to publish the contents of a diary that had been stolen from Joseph R.… Continue reading