DOJ Officials in Census Citizenship Case Claim Faulty Memories
Hansi Lo Wang:
https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1198046939390066688
Category Archives: chicanery
“Charges of Ukrainian Meddling? A Russian Operation, U.S. Intelligence Says”
NYT:
Republicans have sought for weeks amid the impeachment inquiry to shift attention to President Trump’s demands that Ukraine investigate any 2016 election meddling, defending it as a legitimate concern while Democrats accuse Mr. Trump of pursuing fringe theories for… Continue reading
“Trump’s Senate Impeachment Defense Will Be to Put Joe Biden on Trial”
I have written this piece for Slate, which concludes:
A trial of Biden or CrowdStrike in the Senate could be a Trump victory, or it could be a morass for Senate Republicans. Remember that the whole point of pressuring Ukraine… Continue reading
“Sondland acknowledges there was a ‘quid pro quo’ involving Ukraine”
WaPo:
Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday more bluntly than he had before that President Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, sought to condition a White House invite for Ukraine’s new president to demands that his country publicly launch… Continue reading
“Possible pay-to-play scheme for ambassador role in Trump administration uncovered by CBS News”
CBS News:
A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-for-play scheme involving the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Bahamas. Emails obtained by CBS News show the nominee, San Diego billionaire Doug Manchester,… Continue reading
Another Hofeller Bombshell: Hofeller Was Communicating with DOJ Officials to Approve Letter Regarding Citizenship Question on the Census, Meaning DOJ Officials Likely Lied
“Georgia election officials investigate prominent critics”
Looks like more chicanery from Georgia election officials:
Georgia election officials have opened an investigation into two prominent critics of the state’s new touchscreen voting machines, secretary of state Brad Raffensperger’s office confirmed Wednesday.Those critics called the investigation an attempt… Continue reading
“Democrats Look to Build Case That Trump Tried to Bribe or Extort Ukraine”
NYT:
A top Democratic official said the witnesses — William B. Taylor Jr., the top diplomat in Ukraine, and George P. Kent, a senior State Department official — would lay out a timeline of serious misconduct by Mr. Trump and… Continue reading
Parnas and Fruman Got Access to Trump to Call for Dumping Ambassador By Promising Big Contribution to Trump Super PAC
WaPo:
The April 2018 dinner was designed to be an intimate affair, an opportunity for a handful of big donors to a super PAC allied with President Trump to personally interact with the president and his eldest son.In an exclusive… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Raps Boris Johnson Over His Suppression of a Russia Report”
NYT:
Russia’s influence in British politics has resurfaced as a potentially explosive issue in the country’s general election, with Hillary Clinton joining a parade of critics castigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson for withholding a secret parliamentary report on Russia until… Continue reading
“Intelligence community unveils plans for disclosing foreign electoral interference; promises no ‘partisan politics'”
Bevin Supporter Fishing for Voter Fraud Evidence They Don’t Have Through Robocalls That May Mislead Voters Into Thinking They Are Coming from Kentucky Board of Elections
Courier Journal:
Conservative political activist Frank Simon, a longtime supporter of Gov. Matt Bevin, is sending robocalls asking Kentuckians to report suspicious activity or voter fraud to the State Board of Elections before Nov. 14 — the day of Bevin’s… Continue reading
Trump, Bevin, and the Voter Fraud Dog That Didn’t Bark
Yesterday at Slate I wrote about how Kentucky governor Matt Bevin has so far made unsubstantiated claims that voter fraud and other irregularities cost him the election against his Democratic opponent Andy Beshear, and that the Kentucky Senate President made… Continue reading
Ghost of Tom Hofeller: Republican Legislator Keeps Leaving North Carolina Legislative Meeting for Secret Consultations in Redrawing the State’s Congressional Districts Under Threat of Court Order
Daniel Jacobson:
https://twitter.com/Dan_F_Jacobson/status/1192515607427723265