Category Archives: chicanery
“Bankman-Fried charged with hundreds of illegal campaign donations”
NBC News:
Embattled cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried directed tens of millions of dollars of illegal campaign contributions to elected officials, prosecutors alleged in a new superseding indictment unsealed Thursday in a Manhattan federal court.
The new 12-count indictment adds four… Continue reading
“Antisemitic Influencers, Fake Journalists: Inside an Israeli Factory for Online Deception”
Haaretz:
Percepto International, which is owned by media consultant Lior Chorev and Royi Burstien (a retired lieutenant colonel from the Israeli army’s intelligence corps), is in large measure a continuation of Psy Group – the business Burstien used to run.… Continue reading
“Security experts warn of foreign cyber threat to 2024 voting”
AP:
Top state election and cybersecurity officials on Thursday warned about threats posed by Top state election and cybersecurity officials on Thursday warned about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America’s… Continue reading
“Jan. 6 documents: Georgia legislators answered Trump’s call to overturn election”
AJC:
With his chances of winning Georgia slipping away in December 2020, then-President Donald Trump hit upon a novel scheme to stay in power: State legislators would name him the winner.
So, while his allies spun dubious tales of voting … Continue reading
“George Santos and the Case of the Missing $365,000”
NYT:
Representative George Santos has spent his campaign money in plenty of conspicuous ways, from lavish hotel stays in Las Vegas and Palm Beach, Fla., to an unusual slew of payments for exactly $199.99 — two cents below the threshold where receipts would… Continue reading
“The ‘Stop the Steal’ Fight That Never Ended; A State Supreme Court Justice reveals the long-term toll of calling out the Big Lie”
Dahlia Lithwick speaks to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky for the Slate Amicus podcast.
“Santos’ unusual $199.99 campaign expenses are putting scrutiny on his longtime treasurer”
CNN:
In the fall of 2020, then-New York Rep. Lee Zeldin’s campaign submitted a report to federal regulators with a series of unusual expenses: 21 payments on a single day of exactly $199.99 each. The outlays – each just one… Continue reading
“Two years after Jan. 6, Trump is still promoting violent rhetoric”
Aaron Blake for WaPo:
It has been some 25 months since supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. Trump was later impeached for allegedly inciting the mob, with a historic number of Republicans voting to convict, though… Continue reading
“Lawmakers Call for Inquiry Into Durham’s Review of Russia Investigation”
NYT:
Two House Democrats urged the Justice Department’s independent inspector general on Wednesday to open an investigation into the special counsel review of the Russia inquiry, citing “alarming” disclosures in a recent New York Times article.
The article, which showed… Continue reading
“What are Andy Ogles’ financial ties? Freshman GOP congressman ignores federal disclosure law”
NewsChannel5:
Tennessee’s newest congressman, Rep. Andy Ogles, quickly became a key player in the battle for control of the House, demanding concessions in exchange for his support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
But a NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered the freshman… Continue reading
“Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit'”
The Guardian:/Documented:
One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential battle has been solved: who made a secret $1m donation to the controversial election “audit” in Arizona?
The identity… Continue reading
“The improbability of George Santos’ $199 expenses”
Politico:
Rep. George Santos’ congressional campaign reported dozens of transactions just cents below the threshold that would have triggered a requirement to preserve spending records — an unusual spending pattern that is now part of broader complaints about alleged financial improprieties.… Continue reading
“Promoters of Election Lies Also Hyped a Hospital for Ukraine. That Never Happened Either.”
ProPublica/Dallas Morning News:
Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht are best known as the election deniers behind True the Vote, a Texas-based nonprofit responsible for amplifying conspiracies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine… Continue reading