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Category Archives: chicanery
“Judge dismisses DNC suit against Trump campaign, Russia over email hack”
Politico:
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that the Democratic National Committee filed against the Trump campaign, the Russian government, WikiLeaks and various Trump campaign officials over alleged involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party email accounts during the… Continue reading
“Political Fundraising Has a Big, Nasty Secret; U.S. campaign-finance laws have been written to prevent donors from taking advantage of politicians—but do little to protect donors from being scammed.”
David Graham for The Atlantic.
“States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge”
NYT:
Amid growing warnings about the security of American voting systems, many states are rushing to address vulnerabilities exposed by the 2016 election, even as intelligence officials worry they are fighting the last battle and are not sufficiently focused… Continue reading
“How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.”
ProPublica and Politico:
After recruiting thousands of donors for the American Conservative Union — the powerful organization behind the annual CPAC conference — a Republican political operative pushed the same contributors to give millions to a PAC that promised to… Continue reading
“Has Congress already missed its chance to strengthen election security ahead of 2020?”
KC Star:
GOP leadership said Mueller’s testimony did little to persuade them of the need for legislation. Moreover, one of the only GOP lawmakers pushing election security reforms on Capitol Hill said states have effectively run out of time to… Continue reading
“Lawyers in Paper Ballot Case Accuse Georgia Officials of Destroying Evidence”
Law.com:
A group of Georgia voters and a nonprofit election integrity organization seeking to force the state to use paper rather than electronic ballots in future elections have accused the secretary of state and governor of destroying evidence in… Continue reading
Senate Intelligence Committee Report: “Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds”
NYT:
The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time.But… Continue reading
“In Remarks to Young Supporters, Trump Falsely Calls Elections a ‘Rigged Deal’”
NYT:
The president also used his time at the conference to paint a dark picture of immigrants and the election system, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants can vote, and then accusing the election system in states like California of… Continue reading
New Hampshire Democratic Party Claims Some Affiliated with Local Republican Party Created Fake NH Dems Account on Twitter
“U.S. Elections Are Still Not Safe From Attack; Congress Can Change That If It Acts Fast”
Larry Norden and Dan Weiner in Foreign Affairs.
“Intelligence Chief Names New Election Security Oversight Official”
“New Normal: Bloodlust on the Left in Census and Election Fights”
Wherein
J. Christian Adams rails against “personal destruction” and “demonization,” and
compares Kris Kobach (or, possibly, himself) to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”
Shelby Pierson gets the nod for a new federal position to serve as the intelligence community’s principal advisor on election security.
This
bio fits the very general description in the DNI’s press
statement, but I’ll confess I’m not sure… Continue reading