Category Archives: chicanery

“How Congress and coronavirus could quash Trump’s Electoral College gambit”

December 30, 2020, 6:56 amchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Very helpful Politico article on the Jan. 6 state of play: President Donald Trump’s last-gasp bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat appears doomed on Jan. 6, when Congress is set to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.But the byzantine process… Continue reading

“Trump allies launch desperate final efforts ahead of congressional confirmation of Biden win”

December 30, 2020, 6:45 amchicanery, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump and his allies are growing increasingly desperate as Congress prepares to formally receive the votes that will confirm his election loss next week, filing lawsuits against nonexistent entities and even Trump’s own vice president as they try… Continue reading

“Sorry, President Trump. January 6 is not an election do-over.”

December 29, 2020, 1:50 pmchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Important Ned Foley in WaPo: President Trump and his supporters are trying to turn the Jan. 6 congressional session for counting electoral college votes into something that it is not and was never intended to be: a forum for litigating… Continue reading

“New lawsuit perpetuates falsehood that Arizona legislature ‘endorsed’ rival slate of electors” (Gohmert v. Pence)

December 28, 2020, 9:52 amchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Derek Muller: Earlier, I highlighted the erroneous assertion in some legal briefs that a state legislature has “endorsed” some rival slate of presidential electors. A new lawsuit from Arizona filed in Texas does the same, and more.

Front-Page NYT: “Trump’s Fraud Claims Died in Court, But the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On”

December 26, 2020, 8:47 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump’s baseless and desperate claims of a stolen election over the last seven weeks — the most aggressive promotion of “voter fraud” in American history — failed to get any traction in courts across seven states, or come… Continue reading

“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

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