“Analysis of the Antrim County, Michigan November 2020 Election Incident”
New report from Alex Halderman for the Michigan SOS.
Detroit News: Michigan expert debunks infamous report on Antrim County election as ‘meaningless’
Category Archives: chicanery
Brennan Center: Number of Suppressive Voting Bills Up to 361; 5 Laws Already Enacted
New roundup:
In a backlash to 2020’s historic voter turnout, and under the pretense of responding to baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, state lawmakers have introduced a startling number of bills to curb the vote.… Continue reading
“Arizona Senate hires a ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to lead 2020 election audit”
AZ Mirror:
The audit team that Senate President Karen Fann selected to examine the 2020 general election in Maricopa County will be led by a company owned by an advocate of the “Stop the Steal” movement who repeatedly alleged on… Continue reading
“House GOP memo: Embrace of Trump agenda is only option for comeback”
Jonathan Swan for Axios:
On a flight Tuesday from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind., two leaders in the House Republican conference discussed a memo that argues that their party’s future demands they “embrace our new coalition” because “President Trump’s gift… Continue reading
“Hyperbole aside, Georgia’s new rules go against global principles for election fairness”
Larry Garber and Kevin Johnson:
Georgia, having just emerged from close presidential and Senate elections, is ground zero in the voting rights debate. Last week Gov. Brian Kemp signed an election law overhaul passed by his fellow Republicans in… Continue reading
“After Trump tried to intervene in the 2020 vote, state Republicans are moving to take more control of elections”
New Amy Gardner for WaPo:
State Republicans have taken steps this year that could give them more power to sway the certification of election results, efforts that voting advocates decried as a blatant attempt to circumvent the popular vote, as… Continue reading
“Republicans Aim to Seize More Power Over How Elections Are Run”
NYT:
In the turbulent aftermath of the 2020 presidential contest, election officials in Georgia, from the secretary of state’s office down to county boards, found themselves in a wholly unexpected position: They had to act as one of the… Continue reading
Must-Read: “Secret until now, records reveal clash over the Trump DOJ’s demand for NC voter data”
News and Observer:
Federal prosecutors have announced an end to a sweeping, four-year-long investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina, peeling back a veil of secrecy from a probe that pitted state and federal officials against each other over… Continue reading
“Republicans set to quiz tech CEOs on election misinformation tweeted #StopTheSteal themselves”
WaPo:
House Democrats seeking to drill down on the spread of election fraud falsehoods on social media in advance of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot need to look no further than some of their Republican colleagues.A Washington Post analysis… Continue reading
“Trump’s Former Lawyer Now Argues ‘No Reasonable Person’ Would Believe Her Voter Fraud Lies Were ‘Fact’; Powell is facing billion-dollar lawsuits after accusing voting technology companies of rigging the election”
Zoe Tillman for BuzzFeed:
Sidney Powell argued Monday that she couldn’t be sued for defamation for repeatedly promoting false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being rigged because “no reasonable person would” believe that her comments “were truly statements of… Continue reading
“Evidence in Capitol Attack Most Likely Supports Sedition Charges, Prosecutor Says”
NYT:
Evidence the government obtained in the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol most likely meets the bar necessary to charge some of the suspects with sedition, Michael R. Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who had been leading… Continue reading
“NC federal attorneys: 24 more charged in voter-fraud probe in the 2016 general election”
AP:
A federal North Carolina prosecutor’s office that has been investigating allegations of voter-related fraud said on Friday that 24 more people have been charged over the past 18 months.Two of the defendants were charged earlier this year with unlawful… Continue reading
“Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government”
NYT:
Mr. Johnson has also become the leading Republican proponent of a revisionist effort to deny the motives and violence of the mob that breached the Capitol. At a Senate hearing to examine the events of that day, Mr. Johnson … Continue reading
“Garland is the Last, Best Chance to Uncover Trump’s Role on January 6”
David Rohde in the New Yorker:
If Garland hopes to revive Levi’s ideals, his course is apparent. A federal criminal investigation is a comparatively blunt instrument, but it is the last, best route to uncovering the truth about one… Continue reading