Category Archives: chicanery

“Iranian Hackers Broke Into Newspaper Publisher Lee Enterprises Ahead of 2020 Election”

November 28, 2021, 3:46 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Iranian hackers last year infiltrated the computer systems of Lee Enterprises Inc., a major American media company that publishes dozens of daily newspapers across the U.S., as part of a broader effort to spread disinformation about the 2020 presidential… Continue reading

“Steele dossier sources, methods face new scrutiny after indictment of key figure”

November 24, 2021, 7:32 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: When Christopher Steele delivered his first report on Donald Trump’s alleged activities in Russia, including lurid claims about cavorting with prostitutes, the people who had hired the British ex-spy wanted to know that his information was solid.“You… Continue reading

“Mike Lindell Finally Reveals His Supreme Court Complaint, And Critics Have Notes”

November 24, 2021, 7:26 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

HuffPost: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Tuesday released a copy of his long-promised Supreme Court complaint to overturn the 2020 presidential election, though it had not actually been filed and it listed the plaintiff as “[insert your state].”The pillow magnate… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims Test Republican Candidates”

November 23, 2021, 7:31 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WSJ: Former President Donald Trump’s yearlong campaign falsely claiming he won the 2020 election and demanding redress is turning voter fraud into a litmus test for Republicans seeking office as the party seeks to reclaim the House and… Continue reading

“House Panel Subpoenas Roger Stone and Alex Jones in Capitol Riot Inquiry”

November 23, 2021, 7:27 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The House committee investigating the Capitol attack issued five new subpoenas on Monday, focusing on allies of former President Donald J. Trump who helped draw crowds to Washington before the riot on Jan. 6, including the political operative Roger… Continue reading

“Judge orders two lawyers who filed suit challenging 2020 election to pay hefty fees: ‘They need to take responsibility'”

November 23, 2021, 7:24 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A federal judge has ordered two Colorado lawyers who filed a lawsuit late last year challenging the 2020 election results to pay nearly $187,000 to defray the legal fees of groups they sued, arguing that the hefty penalty was… Continue reading

“Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were ‘Following POTUS’ Lead’”

November 22, 2021, 6:34 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

New scoop from Hunter Walker for Rolling Stone.

“How Trump ally Cleta Mitchell won a seat on the EAC advisory board”

November 21, 2021, 2:46 pmchicanery, Election Assistance Commission, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for Votebeat: Mitchell’s selection resulted from an unorthodox process by the Civil Rights commission, according to two people with direct knowledge of the process. In April, the commission changed the nominating procedures for members of the EAC… Continue reading

“Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans’ faces”

November 21, 2021, 11:07 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Daniel Dale for CNN: The mysterious case of Rosemarie Hartle’s vote in the last presidential election, three years after her death, was trumpeted in November 2020 by the Nevada Republican Party and various prominent conservatives. From then-President … Continue reading

“Effort to breach Ohio county’s voting system draws FBI and state scrutiny”

November 20, 2021, 4:36 amchicanery, election administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadTabatha Abu El-Haj

Washington Post Exclusive by Amy Gardner, Emma Brown, and Devlin Barrett Investigators are examining possible connections between an attempted breach of Ohio county’s election network and “an incident in Colorado earlier this year, when government officials helped an outsider gain… Continue reading

“RNC chair contradicts Trump: ‘Biden won the election'”

November 19, 2021, 2:00 pmchicanery, political polarizationTabatha Abu El-Haj

The Hill Imagine that this counts as news. Still, Trump’s lie continues to fuel illegal and misguided efforts to find (or fabricate) fraud. Incisive critique of polarization discourse by Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post today.

“FBI raids home of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in election data breach investigation”

November 17, 2021, 1:16 pmchicaneryTabatha Abu El-Haj

Colorado Politics “Federal, state and local authorities searched the homes of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and three of her associates on Tuesday as part of an investigation into accusations the elected official was involved in voting machine security breaches,… Continue reading

“NC operative Dowless rejects plea deal on ballot fraud accusations. Here’s what’s next”

November 16, 2021, 6:52 pmcampaigns, chicaneryTabatha Abu El-Haj

The Charlotte Observer McCrae Dowless faces 13 state felony charges largely related to his role in in Mark Harris’ 2018 run, as a Republican, for Congress in the North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Dowless rejected a plea deal through which… Continue reading