Category Archives: chicanery

“Government report warns of potential violence and foreign interference during Georgia Senate runoffs”

December 25, 2020, 10:07 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Yahoo News: With the Georgia Senate runoff races just two weeks away, the Department of Homeland Security is warning of the possibility of “ideologically motivated violence” and even a foreign influence campaign as voters prepare to go to the… Continue reading

“Frustrated Trump met with Pence before holiday break”

December 24, 2020, 5:05 pmchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

CNN: Hours before President Donald Trump retweeted a message for his vice president to “act” in stopping the ratification of the Electoral College, he met for more than an hour in the Oval Office with Mike Pence, whom he has… Continue reading

“Sidney Powell’s secret intelligence contractor witness is a pro-Trump podcaster”

December 24, 2020, 3:00 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bonkers WaPo story: s she asked the U.S. Supreme Court this month to overturn President Trump’s election loss, the attorney Sidney Powell cited testimony from a secret witness presented as a former intelligence contractor with insights on a foreign conspiracy… Continue reading

“Could Trump declare martial law to try to steal the election? That and other efforts his allies are floating won’t work, say legal and national security experts. Here’s why.”

December 24, 2020, 11:11 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo reports. Can anyone imagine such a headline as recently as 5 years ago?

“Trump attorneys risk disciplinary action over wave of election suits”

December 24, 2020, 10:55 amchicanery, election law biz, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

John Kruzel for The Hill: The possibility of Trump-allied attorneys facing disciplinary action was in many ways sparked by their woeful win-loss record in court. By some estimates, the campaign and its allies have prevailed in only a minor case… Continue reading

True the Vote’s “Partnering” with Georgia Republican Party Raising New Legal Questions

December 23, 2020, 2:57 pmcampaign finance, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP reports.

“The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding”

December 23, 2020, 10:47 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NPR: More than a month ago, Eric Coomer went into hiding.The voting conspiracy theories that have led millions of Republicans to feel as though the election was stolen from them, which are still spreading, have also led to calls… Continue reading

“Threat against Wayne Co. canvasser leads to federal charges for N.H. woman”

December 23, 2020, 10:42 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Detroit News: Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed charges against a New Hampshire woman accused of texting threats to the chairwoman of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers following the presidential election and sending photos of a bloody mutilated female body. Katelyn… Continue reading

“Despite Trump’s intense hunt for voter fraud, officials in key states have so far identified just a small number of possible cases”

December 23, 2020, 9:24 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: After an intense hunt by President Trump’s allies to surface voting irregularities in this year’s election, law enforcement agencies in six key swing states targeted by the president have found just a modest number of complaints that have merited… Continue reading

“Inside Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the election”–Politico Reports Trump Tried to Pressure at Least 31 Republican Leaders Across the U.S.

December 22, 2020, 3:28 pmchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Politico: Over the next month, the president would conduct a sweeping campaign to personally cajole Republican Party leaders across the country to reject the will of the voters and hand him the election. In his appeals, he used specious and… Continue reading

“Atty Lin Wood Under Fire From Del. Judge For Election Suits”

December 22, 2020, 11:27 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Law360: Attorney L. Lin Wood’s representation of former Trump adviser Carter Page in Delaware state court could be revoked based on his conduct in suits challenging the results of the general election as a plaintiff in Georgia and as… Continue reading

“Misinformation Amplifiers Target Georgia Senate Races; The conservative social media personalities who spread baseless rumors of election fraud are starting to focus on the races that will decide control of the Senate.”

December 22, 2020, 11:14 amcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Two weeks ago, the conservative media personalities Diamond and Silk falsely claimed on their Facebook page that people who were not eligible to vote were receiving ballots in Georgia’s special elections next month. Their post was shared more than… Continue reading

“Anti-Semitic, misogynist attacks on Wisconsin Supreme Court justices after Trump ruling”

December 21, 2020, 9:03 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Wisconsin Examiner: Trump supporters unleashed a barrage of obscenity on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky after Karofsky joined the majority in a decision rejecting the Trump campaign’s lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 200,000 votes in Dane… Continue reading

Prosecutors Charge PA Voter with Voter Fraud in Voting His Dead Mother’s Absentee Ballot for Trump

December 21, 2020, 8:54 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

This is typical; an isolated, stupid criminal act, not a vast conspiracy to change election results. “In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid,” [the man’s lawyer said]. “And for that he is very sorry.”

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