Category Archives: chicanery
ProPublica and Lexington Herald-Leader Publish Third of 3 Devastating Articles on Kentucky Secretary of State Grimes
The Curious Case of a Kentucky Cybersecurity Contract:
In the months after the 2016 elections, state election administrators spent millions of dollars investigating and addressing the cyber intrusions that had penetrated voting systems in dozens of states. Kentucky Secretary… Continue reading
Today’s Must-Read from ProPublica: “A Onetime Rising Democratic Star Faces Questions About Voter Privacy”
ProPublica:
In an appearance on MSNBC in July 2017, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes expressed her vehement opposition to giving voter data to President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission, which had requested it from election officials in… Continue reading
“Roger Stone’s Indictment Could Be Good News for Donald Trump Jr.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Why didn’t Special Counsel Robert Mueller charge self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone with violating campaign finance laws? And what does this say about Donald Trump Jr.’s potential exposure for his Trump… Continue reading
“Roger Stone was in close contact with Trump campaign about WikiLeaks, indictment shows”
WaPo:
A major focus of the probe has been whether Stone coordinated with WikiLeaks or its founder, Julian Assange, as the group published thousands of Democratic emails that prosecutors say were hacked by Russian operatives.Stone was not charged with… Continue reading
“Doug Jones Seeks Inquiry Into Misinformation Efforts in Alabama Senate Race”
NYT:
Senator Doug Jones, the Democrat who was an unwitting beneficiary of misinformation tactics during a special election in Alabama in 2017, asked the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to investigate the episodes.
Mr. Jones made his formal request for… Continue reading
“AP Exclusive: NC election fraud probed long before 2018 race”
AP:
Long before accusations of absentee ballot fraud in a small North Carolina county cast doubt on the results of a heated 2018 congressional race, a state elections investigator spent weeks probing whether the man at the center of the… Continue reading
“Democrats Faked Online Push to Outlaw Alcohol in Alabama Race”
NYT:
The “Dry Alabama” Facebook page, illustrated with stark images of car wrecks and videos of families ruined by drink, had a blunt message: Alcohol is the devil’s work, and the state should ban it entirely.
Along with a companion… Continue reading
Wendy Button, John Edwards’ Former Speechwriter, Reflects on His Prosecution, and Similar Charges Involving Trump
Oped in USA Today.
“Secret campaign to use Russian-inspired tactics in 2017 Ala. election stirs anxiety for Democrats”
WaPo:
A secret effort to influence the 2017 Senate election in Alabama used tactics inspired by Russian disinformation teams, including the creation of fake accounts to deliver misleading messages on Facebook to hundreds of thousands of voters to help elect… Continue reading
“Hearing into North Carolina ballot fraud claims postponed”
AP:
A planned hearing digging into allegations of possible ballot fraud in the country’s last undecided congressional race was scrapped Wednesday, with North Carolina’s governor blaming Republicans for not backing his plan to temporarily recreate the disbanded state elections board.… Continue reading
“Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn’t get away with it.”
Fred Wertheimer & Norm Eisen USA Today oped:
In asking Russia to find Clinton’s emails, presidential candidate Trump violated this statutory prohibition on seeking help from a foreign country to influence an election. Trump in essence called on a foreign… Continue reading
“LinkedIn Co-Founder Apologizes for Deception in Alabama Senate Race”
NYT:
Reid Hoffman, the tech billionaire whose money was spent on Russian-style social media deception in a Senate race last year, apologized on Wednesday, saying in a statement that he had not approved the operation and did not support such… Continue reading
“Disinformation campaign targeting Roy Moore’s Senate bid may have violated law, Alabama attorney general says”
WaPo:
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Thursday that his office is exploring whether disinformation tactics deployed against Republican Roy Moore during last year’s special election violated state campaign laws and said he was worried that the operation could… Continue reading