Category Archives: chicanery

“Facebook bans marketing firm running ‘troll farm’ for pro-Trump youth group”

October 8, 2020, 10:19 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Facebook said Thursday it will permanently ban from its platform an Arizona-based marketing firm running what experts described as a domestic “troll farm” — in a probe of the deceptive behavior prompted by a Washington Post article last month.The… Continue reading

Durham Not Expected to Release Information About Results of Probe Before Election Day, Despite New DOJ Loosening of Restrictions

October 8, 2020, 7:38 amchicaneryRick Hasen

In light of this news, this is a relief from Politico: The effort to discredit the intelligence community’s findings that Russia hacked Democrats to harm Clinton’s candidacy comes almost exactly four years to the day after the U.S.… Continue reading

Postal Carrier in New Jersey Charged with Dumping 1,875 Pieces of Mail, Including 99 Ballots

October 7, 2020, 9:58 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Voice: Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a postal carrier from Kearny who they said dumped 1,875 pieces of mail — including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them.Nicholas Beauchene, 26, was nabbed by special… Continue reading

“Voters Should Not Be Intimidated”

October 6, 2020, 1:05 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

New Brennan Center resource.

New Allegations of Trashed Ballots in New Jersey; Let’s Wait and See What Pans Out

October 5, 2020, 6:31 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Will see if these allegations pan out better than the allegations of ballots in a ditch in Wisconsin. Especially concerning is the original source.

“Welcome to Lammville”: Deep Dive into the Bloomingburg Election Fraud Scandal

October 5, 2020, 10:50 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Can’t wait to dive into this Britta Lokting and Sam Adler-Bell piece in Jewish Currents.

“Russians ‘Have Committed’ to Not Interfering in Elections, Trump Aide Insists”

October 5, 2020, 7:38 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday that he had warned his Russian counterpart last week that “there would be absolutely no tolerance for any interference” in the November election, but did not mention that American intelligence officials… Continue reading

“Trump has put Philly on the front lines of his attack on voting”

October 5, 2020, 7:33 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: The first line of the Republican lawsuit makes clear its motivations: “Bad things are happening in Philadelphia.” That’s not a legal argument, and it’s unlikely to sway a judge in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas.But that’s not the… Continue reading

“7 high-ranking whistleblowers allege criminal violations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton”

October 4, 2020, 3:54 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

KVUE: A group of top aides for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking federal law enforcement to investigate their boss, the state’s top lawyer, for possible crimes that include bribery and abuse of office, KVUE News and the … Continue reading

“Ahead of U.S. election, malicious email campaign mimics Democratic pitches for volunteers”

October 2, 2020, 1:22 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Tens of thousands of emails sent on Thursday that asked recipients to volunteer for the Democratic Party ahead of the November U.S. election actually came from email scammers and carry malicious software, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.The… Continue reading

“West Virginia mail carrier guilty of election fraud after altering ballot requests to Republican”

October 2, 2020, 1:04 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

USA Today reports.

“Michigan attorney general charges right-wing provocateurs with election felonies”

October 2, 2020, 8:53 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging two well-known election provocateurs with felonies related to a racist robocall in metro Detroit that spread false information about the upcoming general election. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are… Continue reading

“Why there could be voter intimidation at the polls on Election Day”

September 30, 2020, 5:37 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

I spoke with Madeline Brand on KCRW’s Press Play.

“Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize”

September 30, 2020, 5:33 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: The group of Trump campaign officials came carrying cellphone cameras and a determination to help the president’s re-election efforts in Philadelphia. But they were asked to leave the city’s newly opened satellite election offices on Tuesday after being… Continue reading