Category Archives: chicanery
“The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding”
NPR:
More than a month ago, Eric Coomer went into hiding.The voting conspiracy theories that have led millions of Republicans to feel as though the election was stolen from them, which are still spreading, have also led to calls… Continue reading
“Threat against Wayne Co. canvasser leads to federal charges for N.H. woman”
Detroit News:
Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed charges against a New Hampshire woman accused of texting threats to the chairwoman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers following the presidential election and sending photos of a bloody mutilated female body. Katelyn… Continue reading
“Despite Trump’s intense hunt for voter fraud, officials in key states have so far identified just a small number of possible cases”
WaPo:
After an intense hunt by President Trump’s allies to surface voting irregularities in this year’s election, law enforcement agencies in six key swing states targeted by the president have found just a modest number of complaints that have merited… Continue reading
“Inside Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the election”–Politico Reports Trump Tried to Pressure at Least 31 Republican Leaders Across the U.S.
Politico:
Over the next month, the president would conduct a sweeping campaign to personally cajole Republican Party leaders across the country to reject the will of the voters and hand him the election. In his appeals, he used specious and… Continue reading
“Atty Lin Wood Under Fire From Del. Judge For Election Suits”
Law360:
Attorney L. Lin Wood’s representation of former Trump adviser Carter Page in Delaware state court could be revoked based on his conduct in suits challenging the results of the general election as a plaintiff in Georgia and as… Continue reading
“Misinformation Amplifiers Target Georgia Senate Races; The conservative social media personalities who spread baseless rumors of election fraud are starting to focus on the races that will decide control of the Senate.”
NYT:
Two weeks ago, the conservative media personalities Diamond and Silk falsely claimed on their Facebook page that people who were not eligible to vote were receiving ballots in Georgia’s special elections next month. Their post was shared more than… Continue reading
“Anti-Semitic, misogynist attacks on Wisconsin Supreme Court justices after Trump ruling”
Wisconsin Examiner:
Trump supporters unleashed a barrage of obscenity on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky after Karofsky joined the majority in a decision rejecting the Trump campaign’s lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 200,000 votes in Dane… Continue reading
Prosecutors Charge PA Voter with Voter Fraud in Voting His Dead Mother’s Absentee Ballot for Trump
This is typical; an isolated, stupid criminal act, not a vast conspiracy to change election results. “In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid,” [the man’s lawyer said]. “And for that he is very sorry.”
“House conservatives strategize with Trump and Pence in push to challenge Biden’s win”
CNN:
Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the lawmakers prepared to mount a long-shot bid in January to overturn the Electoral College… Continue reading
Derek Muller Lays Out THE Conservative Case Against Texas’s Bizarre Suit to Steal the Election for Trump at the Supreme Court
Derek at Law & Liberty:
The Electoral College is a designedly decentralized process for the selection of the President of the United States. Each State may choose its presidential electors in the manner that the legislature deems appropriate.The State of… Continue reading
Trump Campaign Files Ridiculous New Expedited Cert Petition, Seeking Supreme Court Order to Overturn PA Election Results, Relying on Fake Electors for Trump from PA as Reported by the Epoch Times
John Eastman should be ashamed of this petition for cert and motion to expedite.
I won’t go through all of the ridiculous things here, but this is an attempt to challenge PA Supreme Court cases in October and mid-November.… Continue reading
“Officials Alarmed Over Trump Talk of a Power Grab”
Political Wire:
Jonathan Swan: “Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election.”“These officials tell me that… Continue reading
Antrim, Michigan Hand Recount Confirms Accuracy of Machine Recount, with 12-Vote Gain for Trump
Detroit News:
An audit of Antrim County election results Thursday gave President Donald Trump a net gain of 12 votes from the certified results in the northern Michigan county. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s total decreased by one vote, from… Continue reading