Category Archives: chicanery

“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

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