Category Archives: chicanery

“Trump again jokes about staying on as president for more than two terms”

April 19, 2019, 3:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

April 18, 2019, 9:31 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

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”

April 18, 2019, 9:16 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

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”

April 18, 2019, 9:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

April 18, 2019, 3:28 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

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”

April 17, 2019, 6:54 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

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”

April 15, 2019, 8:25 amcampaigns, chicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

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

“After Arrest of Julian Assange, the Russian Mysteries Remain”

April 12, 2019, 8:58 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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

“Hush-Money Probe Gathered Evidence From Trump’s Inner Circle”

April 10, 2019, 5:53 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

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

Today’s Must-Read: John Myers’ “Hackers attacked California DMV voter registration system marred by bugs, glitches”

April 9, 2019, 11:03 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

LA Times: California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come.Yet… Continue reading

Shenanigans Going on with Ohio Ballot Measure Purportedly Aimed at Getting State to Assign Electoral College Votes to the Popular Vote Winner

April 5, 2019, 12:25 pmcampaigns, chicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

John Koza, the force behind the National Popular Vote initiative writes: Ohio news organizations have been trying to identify the mysterious backers of an initiative petition proposing an amendment to the Ohio Constitution requiring the Ohio legislature to guarantee… Continue reading

President Trump Again Questions Fairness of Vote Counting, Based on No Evidence

April 2, 2019, 8:28 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

So worrying: Trump told the NRCC: “We have to be a little bit careful, because I don't like the way the votes are being tallied… You don't like it either, you just don't want to say it because you're afraid… Continue reading