Category Archives: chicanery
“Russians ‘Have Committed’ to Not Interfering in Elections, Trump Aide Insists”
NYT:
President Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday that he had warned his Russian counterpart last week that “there would be absolutely no tolerance for any interference” in the November election, but did not mention that American intelligence officials… Continue reading
“Trump has put Philly on the front lines of his attack on voting”
Philly Inquirer:
The first line of the Republican lawsuit makes clear its motivations: “Bad things are happening in Philadelphia.” That’s not a legal argument, and it’s unlikely to sway a judge in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas.But that’s not the… Continue reading
“7 high-ranking whistleblowers allege criminal violations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton”
KVUE:
A group of top aides for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking federal law enforcement to investigate their boss, the state’s top lawyer, for possible crimes that include bribery and abuse of office, KVUE News and the … Continue reading
“Ahead of U.S. election, malicious email campaign mimics Democratic pitches for volunteers”
Reuters:
Tens of thousands of emails sent on Thursday that asked recipients to volunteer for the Democratic Party ahead of the November U.S. election actually came from email scammers and carry malicious software, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.The… Continue reading
“West Virginia mail carrier guilty of election fraud after altering ballot requests to Republican”
“Michigan attorney general charges right-wing provocateurs with election felonies”
Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is charging two well-known election provocateurs with felonies related to a racist robocall in metro Detroit that spread false information about the upcoming general election. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are… Continue reading
“Why there could be voter intimidation at the polls on Election Day”
I spoke with Madeline Brand on KCRW’s Press Play.
“Trump Renews Fears of Voter Intimidation as G.O.P. Poll Watchers Mobilize”
NYT:
The group of Trump campaign officials came carrying cellphone cameras and a determination to help the president’s re-election efforts in Philadelphia. But they were asked to leave the city’s newly opened satellite election offices on Tuesday after being… Continue reading
“Trump campaign tells elections boards across NC to ignore state guidance on absentee ballots”
WRAL:
County boards of elections across North Carolina on Tuesday started the process of determining which absentee ballots could be accepted for the general election and which needed further work by voters.With record numbers of voters casting ballots by… Continue reading
“‘Russia Doesn’t Have To Make Fake News’: Biggest Election Threat Is Closer To Home”
“Trump’s 2016 Campaign Listed Millions of Black Voters It Wanted to Stop From Voting, Leak Reveals”
Daily Beast:
Over three million Black voters in key states were identified by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign as people they had to persuade to stay at home on Election Day to help him reach the White House.The revelation comes… Continue reading
Mark Braden, Jim Bopp, and an Anonymous Republican Election Lawyer Say How Trump Would Be Removed If He Lost and Refused to Leave Office
Key quotes from the Hill:
“The Electoral College votes and those are sent to Congress and they declare a winner and then the president becomes president on Jan. 20,” said Mark Braden, an elections lawyer who spent 10 years as… Continue reading
“Trump Again Sows Doubt About Election as G.O.P. Scrambles to Assure Voters”
NYT:
President Trump declined for a second straight day to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the election, repeating baseless assertions that the voting would be a “big scam,” even as leading Republicans scrambled to assure… Continue reading