Category Archives: chicanery

California Governor Signs into Law New Ban on Certain Political “Deep Fakes”; I Expect a Serious First Amendment Challenge

October 7, 2019, 3:32 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Yahoo: With deepfake technology producing realistically modified digital content at a steeply increasing rate, California’s governor Gavin Newsom is taking a series of legal steps to avoid such technology from damaging the state’s political integrity and protect residents from having… Continue reading

“Russia likely to focus on voter suppression in 2020, feds warn states”

October 7, 2019, 8:08 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: The federal government warned state election officials Thursday it suspects Russia may focus on voter suppression as a means to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.The joint FBI and Department of Homeland Security document, obtained by CNN and… Continue reading

“Volker texts outline how Ukrainian investigation was linked to potential Trump-Zelensky meeting”

October 3, 2019, 10:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.The… Continue reading

“Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens”

October 3, 2019, 8:41 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Quiet part out loud department: President Trump on Thursday publicly called on China to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in an extraordinary presidential request to a foreign country for help that could benefit him… Continue reading

“Alabama governor appoints elections official with voter fraud history”

October 3, 2019, 8:28 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Impeachment Battle to Turn for First Time on a President’s Ties to a Foreign Country”

September 29, 2019, 1:17 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Peter Baker for the NYT: The emerging battle over the future of Mr. Trump’s presidency will explore as never before the scope and limits of a commander in chief’s interactions with other countries. His adversaries echo the fears of the… Continue reading

Here’s the Full Meet the Press Daily Segment Where I Discussed Ukraine/Campaign Finance/Election Interference/Impeachment with Chuck Todd

September 28, 2019, 9:33 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Watch.

“Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn’t concerned about Moscow’s interference in U.S. election”

September 27, 2019, 7:53 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that… Continue reading

“Senator Portman, What Would It Take to Remove the President from Office?; How different, in principle, would it be if the President had asked a foreign government to cyberattack the 2020 campaign?”

September 27, 2019, 3:29 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Ned Foley at Medium.

My New One @Slate on Why a Quick and Laser-focused Impeachment Process on the Ukraine Matter is Justified Precisely Because the Claim is about Election Interference in 2020.

September 27, 2019, 10:02 amchicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. Here is my key point: What Democrats need, then, is a clean impeachment strategy laser-focused on the Ukraine allegations. The allegation is easy to understand and does not require a Carrie Mathison cork… Continue reading

“NRA’s Ties to Russian Nationals Detailed in New Report”

September 27, 2019, 9:49 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: National Rifle Association funds paid for lodging and travel of Russian nationals throughout 2015 and 2016, as part of a relationship that allowed foreign actors looking to influence the U.S. election, including now-convicted Maria Butina, to infiltrate the gun-rights… Continue reading

Trump “jokes about driving people ‘frigging crazy’ with hints he might never leave WH”

September 26, 2019, 8:54 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Once again the President jokes about not following the Constitution’s term limits requirements for President. Hilarious. (Actually, a very norm-crushing dangerous development.)

“Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter”

September 25, 2019, 5:22 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

I’m quoted in this WaPo piece: Justice Department officials took less than a month to abandon an inquiry into President Trump’s communications with his Ukrainian counterpart about investigating former vice president Joe Biden — reigniting concerns among Democrats and legal… Continue reading

“Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump”

September 24, 2019, 8:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that the House would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump, charging him with betraying his oath of office and the nation’s security by seeking to enlist a foreign power to tarnish… Continue reading

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