Category Archives: chicanery

“Despite GOP rhetoric, there have been fewer than two dozen charged cases of voter fraud since the election; One person has faced charges for every 10 million votes cast”

May 6, 2021, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Those incidents: Thurman, above.A man and woman from Austin who allegedly tried to vote in Illinois by claiming residence in that state. It’s not clear whether they obtained ballots.A man in Lisle, Ill., who allegedly signed a ballot… Continue reading

“US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount”

May 6, 2021, 6:59 amchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

AP: The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate’s unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.In a letter to GOP Senate… Continue reading

“Opinion: How GOP rage at Liz Cheney makes a future stolen election more likely”

May 5, 2021, 8:36 amchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Important Greg Sargent in WaPo: Rep. Liz Cheney’s fate appears sealed: Republicans are set to oust the Wyoming Republican as the No. 3 in the House GOP leadership, and will most likely replace her with Rep. Elise Stefanik of… Continue reading

Analysis: Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision Upholding Trump Suspension But Requiring Facebook to Reconsider “Indefinite” Suspension Is Good, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough in Requiring Trump to Abandon Claims of Stolen Election for Platform Restoration

May 5, 2021, 6:53 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Facebook’s Oversight Board has issued its long-anticipated decision on whether Facebook was correct in removing Trump from the platform given his statements supporting the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. The Board determined that Facebook was correct: “In maintaining an… Continue reading

Trump Tries to Flip “Big Lie” Statement in Effort To Neutralize Term’s Use Against His Repeated and Dangerous False Statements that the 2020 Election Was Stolen

May 3, 2021, 8:46 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Vintage Trump. The tweet on the right was posted about an hour after the statement on the left. pic.twitter.com/ecBgKuGYyA— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 3, 2021

“Arizona Republicans Continue Recount Drive in ‘Fealty’ to Trump”

May 3, 2021, 6:51 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bloomberg: Arizona Republicans still distraught that voters rejected both Donald Trump and their incumbent U.S. senator are hyper-scrutinizing millions of ballots, looking for anything other than the candidates themselves to account for their top-of-the-ticket defeats.Six months after a presidential election… Continue reading

“For Republicans, fealty to Trump’s election falsehood becomes defining loyalty test”

May 3, 2021, 6:36 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Debra Ell, a Republican organizer in Michigan and fervent supporter of former president Donald Trump, said she has good reason to believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen.“I think I speak for many people in that Trump has never… Continue reading

“Antifa fears, UV lights: What the group running Arizona GOP’s election audit tried to keep secret”

May 3, 2021, 6:26 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News: The private companies hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to recount millions of ballots from the 2020 election are concerned about possible Antifa attacks and planned to use UV lights to hunt for fraud, internal documents… Continue reading

Five Years Probation for a PA Man Who Admitted to Voter Fraud by Voting His Dead Mother’s Absentee Ballot for Donald Trump

May 3, 2021, 6:22 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Who Watches the Poll Watchers? State legislators have introduced at least 40 bills in 20 different states that would expand the powers of poll watchers.”

April 29, 2021, 12:45 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

New Brennan Center analysis.

“House Minority Leader McCarthy defends Trump’s response to Jan. 6 insurrection”

April 26, 2021, 7:29 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) continued to defend former president Donald Trump’s response to the Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming in an interview Sunday that Trump was unaware the U.S. Capitol was being stormed until McCarthy called and urged… Continue reading

“‘Hindsight Is 20/20’: An Internal Report Shows How Facebook Failed To Prevent The “Stop The Steal” Movement”

April 22, 2021, 9:40 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

BuzzFeed News: Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a House of Representatives committee that his company had done its part “to secure the integrity of the election.” While the social network did not catch everything, the… Continue reading

“Trump’s grip on GOP looms as support falters for independent probe of Capitol riot”

April 19, 2021, 7:48 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Congress’s pursuit of an independent investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection is facing long odds, as bipartisan resolve to hold the perpetrators and instigators accountable erodes, and Republicans face sustained pressure to disavow that it was supporters of former… Continue reading

Far Right Wing Bloggers Who Believe That Alabama SOS John Merrill Protected Voting Rights Too Much (!) and That He Allowed for Voter Fraud Outed Explicit Details of His Extra-Marital Affair

April 17, 2021, 4:13 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Quite a story: A former Spanish teacher in North Carolina, Noel Fritsch has in recent years built a career as a conservative operative with a history of involvement in Republican campaigns and far-right causes across the country.Described by a … Continue reading

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