Category Archives: chicanery
“Mueller report highlights scope of election security challenge”
WaPo:
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of the “sweeping and systematic fashion” in which Russia interfered in the 2016 election highlights the breadth and complexity of the U.S. voting infrastructure that needs protecting.From voter registration to the… Continue reading
Rudy Giuliani Says “There’s Nothing Wrong” with Taking Things of Value from Foreign Governments
I ended my recent Slate piece on Mueller’s decision not to prosecute Donald Trump Jr. for campaign finance violations with this statement:
Further, even if Mueller believed there were First Amendment questions in play, he should have left that… Continue reading
“Trump again jokes about staying on as president for more than two terms”
Washington Post:
President Trump on Thursday joked about serving more than two terms as president, telling a crowd that he might remain in the Oval Office “at least for 10 or 14 years.”Trump made the comments on the same… Continue reading
“Mueller report confirms Russians ‘compromised’ Illinois State Board of Elections”
Chicago Sun-Times:
The Mueller Report confirms the Russians tried to hack the Illinois Board of Elections website in 2016.“In one instance in approximately June 2016, the GRU compromised the computer network of the Illinois State Board of Elections by exploiting… Continue reading
“Russians Breached Florida County Computers Before 2016 Election, Mueller Report Says”
NYT:
In the months before the 2016 presidential election, Russia’s military intelligence agency penetrated computer systems in at least one Florida county government and planted malware in systems at a manufacturer of election equipment, the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller… Continue reading
“Through email leaks and propaganda, Russians sought to elect Trump, Mueller finds”
WaPo:
In what will stand as among the most definitive public accounts of the Kremlin’s attack on the American political system, the report of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation laid out in precise, chronological detail how “the… Continue reading
“Burr apparently briefed White House on FBI election probe, Mueller report says”
News and Observer:
Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, “appears to have” briefed the White House as to the targets of an FBI probe, according to special counsel… Continue reading
“The footnote in Barr’s Mueller report letter we need to pay attention to”
Larry Noble for CNN Opinion:
Since there are only two footnotes in the letter and this is the only substantive footnote, one can assume Barr thinks the legal definition of “coordination” used is significant. He is right.The question of whether… Continue reading
“The Seven Things to Look for When Reading the Redacted Mueller Report”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Attorney General William Barr has indicated that a redacted version of the Mueller report is likely to be sent to Congress this week and made public. It could come any day… Continue reading
“How Israel Limited Online Deception During Its Election”
“After Arrest of Julian Assange, the Russian Mysteries Remain”
NYT:
In June 2016, five months before the American presidential election, Julian Assange made a bold prediction during a little-noticed interview with a British television show.“WikiLeaks has a very big year ahead,” he said, just seconds after announcing that… Continue reading
“Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump”
WaPo:
While much attention has focused on the question of whether the Trump campaign encouraged or conspired with Russia, the effort to target Sanders supporters has been a lesser-noted part of the story. Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III,… Continue reading
“Hush-Money Probe Gathered Evidence From Trump’s Inner Circle”
WSJ:
The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office has gathered more evidence than previously known in its criminal investigation of hush payments to two women who alleged affairs with Donald Trump, including from members of the president’s inner circle.Prosecutors interviewed Hope Hicks,… Continue reading