Category Archives: chicanery

“Jack Smith: Trump ‘Agent’ Sought To Cause Riot To Disrupt Michigan Vote Count in 2020”

December 6, 2023, 10:07 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

The Messenger: Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they intend to present evidence at Donald Trump’s upcoming election-subversion trial that an agent of the former president sought “to cause a riot to disrupt the count” of votes in Detroit after the 2020… Continue reading

Iowa: “Woodbury County supervisor’s wife found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud”

November 22, 2023, 6:58 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Iowa Public Radio: A jury spent about five hours deliberating before convicting Kim Phuong Taylor on 52 counts of voter fraud in federal court Tuesday in Sioux City. Taylor faces up to five years in prison on each count. A… Continue reading

Massachusetts: “Video allegedly shows woman stealing ballots from Lawrence mailbox”

November 16, 2023, 7:40 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NBC 10 Boston: Officials are looking into allegations of possible voter fraud in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and NBC10 Boston has obtained video footage from a man’s home that appears to show a woman removing ballots from his mailbox. The man, who… Continue reading

“Trump belief that 2020 election was stolen is not a defense, DOJ says”

November 7, 2023, 7:42 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Special counsel prosecutors said Monday they plan to show at trial that Donald Trump lied repeatedly about the results of the 2020 election as part of a conspiracy to subvert the legitimate results. But they also said they don’t… Continue reading

New York: “Two Competing City Council Campaigns in Brooklyn Paid the Same Lawyer and ConsultantsNew York: “

November 7, 2023, 7:31 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The City: Amber Adler, a Democrat, and Igor Kazatsker, an independent on the “Team Trump” line, are theoretically running against each other — and against incumbent Republican Inna Vernikov in this month’s City Council race for South Brooklyn’s 48th District.But… Continue reading

“You Can Now Read the GBI’s Coffee Co. Report in Full” and Not Everyone is Happy

November 3, 2023, 4:07 pmchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

Over at Lawfare. Response from the Coalition for Good Governance: CGG and its legal and voting system security advisors are extremely disappointed in the quality of the report, because of its lack of depth, delayed timing, accuracy and limited scope.… Continue reading

Allegations of Foreign Money Flowing into NYC Mayor Eric Adams 2021 Mayoral Race

November 2, 2023, 2:18 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday searched the Brooklyn home of Mayor Eric Adams’s chief fund-raiser, Brianna Suggs, a campaign consultant who is deeply entwined with efforts to advance the mayor’s agenda, according to two people… Continue reading

“Judge orders new Bridgeport mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing”

November 2, 2023, 8:20 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC Connecticut: A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after surveillance videos showed a… Continue reading

“GBI report provides new details in Coffee County elections breach”

November 1, 2023, 11:48 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: When Fulton County prosecutors announced racketeering charges against Donald Trump and 18 others in August, they said a data breach in Coffee County was part of their alleged criminal enterprise to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election. But they weren’t the… Continue reading

“Prosecutors are focused on a rural Georgia county in Trump’s 2020 election case. Here’s why”

November 1, 2023, 7:06 amchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

LA Times: They were running out of time and needed a Hail Mary. Joe Biden had won the electoral college vote in the 2020 presidential election. And with less than three weeks before Congress was set to certify the results… Continue reading

“Prosecutors Withdraw Second Subpoena in Trump Fund-Raising Inquiry”

October 27, 2023, 6:51 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors have quietly withdrawn a subpoena seeking records from former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 campaign as part of their investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s political and fund-raising operations committed any crimes as he sought to stay in… Continue reading

“N.J. council president ‘personally collected ballots’ in local voting fraud scheme, AG says”

October 26, 2023, 7:43 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NJ.com: The sitting president of the Paterson City Council, already under indictment in a 2020 election fraud probe, faces new charges after state authorities say they uncovered evidence that he “personally collected ballots” in violation of New Jersey election… Continue reading

“Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources”

October 24, 2023, 2:16 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

ABC News: Former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows, has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only… Continue reading

“Why Did Sidney Powell Plead Guilty?”

October 23, 2023, 7:37 amchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

New Yorker: In rural Coffee County, Georgia, three and a half hours southeast of Atlanta, at least a few employees of the election office agreed. After a recount of Georgia’s votes was completed, on December 4th, the county’s elections supervisor,… Continue reading

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