Category Archives: chicanery

“Memo shows Trump lawyer’s six-step plan for Pence to overturn the election”

September 20, 2021, 3:03 pmchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

CNN: A conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6 when Congress counted the Electoral College votes by throwing out electors from… Continue reading

“Arizona ‘Audit’ Report Likely To Concede That Biden Won In 2020”

September 17, 2021, 7:57 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: The team of Arizona Republican state senators, legislative staff, and advisers finalizing the Cyber Ninjas’ report on the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County is preparing to say that Joe Biden legitimately won the election, according… Continue reading

“Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer for Firm With Democratic Ties”

September 17, 2021, 7:05 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

NYT: The special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to scrutinize the Russia investigation obtained a grand jury indictment on Thursday of a prominent cybersecurity lawyer, accusing him of lying to the F.B.I. five years ago during a meeting about… Continue reading

Despite Criticisms, Judge Bea Will Accept Award from Claremont Institute at Event Featuring an Orwellian John Eastman Panel on the 2020 “Election Integrity”

September 17, 2021, 6:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Following up on my post, Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity”, Judge Bea tells the National Law Journal he’s still… Continue reading

“Durham Is Said to Seek Indictment of Lawyer at Firm With Democratic Ties”

September 15, 2021, 4:40 pmchicanery, election law bizRick Hasen

NYT: John H. Durham, the special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to scrutinize the Russia investigation, has told the Justice Department that he will ask a grand jury to indict a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on a charge of making… Continue reading

Ninth Circuit Judge Bea Fails to Respond to Fix the Court Letter Asking Him to Decline to Appear with John Eastman and to Decline Award So as to Avoid Impugning the Integrity of the Judiciary

September 14, 2021, 8:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Back on September 1, I published a post entitled: Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity” Fix the Court, which had called my attention… Continue reading

“Capitol Police Inquiry Into Jan. 6 Riot Recommends Disciplining Six Officers”

September 11, 2021, 8:37 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Capitol Police investigators have recommended disciplinary action against six police officers for their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, when Trump supporters stormed the building in an effort to stop the certification of President Biden’s… Continue reading

“Hundreds of law enforcement officials were prepped early for potential Jan. 6 violence”

September 10, 2021, 6:52 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Just two days before armed rioters stormed and ransacked the Capitol, about 300 law enforcement officials got on a conference call to talk about the possibility that Donald Trump’s supporters would turn violent on Jan. 6. They specifically discussed… Continue reading

Bauer and Ginsberg: “Election officials need our legal help against repressive laws and personal threats”

September 8, 2021, 8:23 pmchicanery, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo oped: Election officials are coming under unprecedented attack for doing their jobs. Some states are attempting to criminalize the exercise of these officials’ trained professional judgments; some officials have been the target of threats to themselves and their families.… Continue reading

“‘Keep your head on a swivel’: FBI analyst circulated a prescient warning of Jan. 6 violence”

September 8, 2021, 8:12 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: An FBI intelligence analyst warned days after the 2020 election that Stop the Steal rallies — one of which metastasized into the ransacking of the Capitol — could turn violent.The emailed warning from an analyst at the FBI’s school… Continue reading

“Florida GOP official: Third-party candidates help Republicans win ‘many’ elections”

September 8, 2021, 8:05 pmballot access, chicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

Washington Examiner: Internal jostling for leadership of Florida’s Republican Party has shaken loose a revelation bolstering allegations the GOP regularly runs third-party candidates funded by “dark money” shadow groups to win elections.In an email sent Tuesday to all Florida… Continue reading

“Georgia DA Interviews Witnesses About Trump’s Call to ‘Find’ Votes”

September 5, 2021, 1:46 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: A local criminal investigation into then-President Donald Trump’s attempt to meddle with Georgia’s 2020 election recount is inching forward, as Fulton County investigators have interviewed elections officials and received documents from the agency, according to three people with… Continue reading

Cleta Mitchell Helped Set Up Escrow Account to Funnel $1 Million to Support Sham Arizona Audit

September 3, 2021, 4:04 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A prominent Republican attorney who advised President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election helped set up an escrow account to funnel money to companies working on the Arizona election audit.Cleta Mitchell’s role came to… Continue reading

“Colorado county election official allegedly pressured employees to not cooperate with investigation into security breach”

September 3, 2021, 10:25 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: County administrators in Colorado have opened an investigation into an election official after employees complained she was pressuring them not to cooperate with a joint local, state and federal criminal investigation into an election system security breach discovered last… Continue reading

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