Category Archives: chicanery

It Appears That Trump’s Motion to Intervene in Bogus Texas Lawsuit to Overturn the Result of the Election Was Ghost-Written By Lawyer for Texas

December 9, 2020, 2:28 pmchicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Justices will not be amused: So the John Eastman brief for Trump was ghost-written by the guy who drafted Texas's brief that the Eastman brief supports?Oh my.The Supreme Court will not appreciate the sock-puppetry, especially in a case… Continue reading

Must-Read Trip Gabriel: “Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers”

December 9, 2020, 8:16 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT : Last week, allies of President Trump accused Republican leaders in Pennsylvania of being “cowards” and “liars” and of letting America down.Mr. Trump himself called top Republicans in the General Assembly in his crusade to twist the arms of… Continue reading

“Christopher Krebs sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova for defamation”

December 9, 2020, 7:57 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The former top U.S. cybersecurity official responsible for securing November’s presidential election sued the Trump campaign and one of its lawyers for defamation Tuesday, asserting that they conspired to falsely claim the election was stolen, attack dissenting Republicans and… Continue reading

“Meet the man at the center of a shadowy multimillion-dollar ‘scam PAC’ network”

December 9, 2020, 7:41 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Roger Sollenberger for Salon: A super PAC that claims to advocate for wounded veterans raised millions of dollars this year, but spent only $18,000 of it on political activity. The rest of the money was spun off to administrative… Continue reading

“As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening”

December 8, 2020, 9:06 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: With a key deadline passing Tuesday that all but ends his legal challenges to the election, President Trump’s frenzied campaign to overturn the results has reached an inflection point: Certified slates of electors to the Electoral College are now… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Pennsylvania Vote”

December 8, 2020, 8:25 pmchicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a long-shot request from Pennsylvania Republicans to overturn Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the state, delivering an unmistakable rebuke to President Trump in the forum on which he… Continue reading

“Arizona GOP asks if followers willing to give their lives to ‘stop the steal'”

December 8, 2020, 7:15 amchicaneryRick Hasen

More unhinged: The Arizona Republican Party late Monday asked supporters if they are willing to give their lives in the fight over the results of the election.The party retweeted right-wing activist Ali Alexander’s promise that he is “willing to give… Continue reading

“House conservatives urge Trump not to concede and press for floor fight over election loss”

December 7, 2020, 5:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump‘s staunchest defenders on Capitol Hill are urging him not to concede even after President-elect Joe Biden wins the Electoral College vote next week, calling on their party’s leader to battle it out all the… Continue reading

Trump’s Continuing Failing Lawsuits as a Loss Leader, Grift, and Delegitimization Device

December 5, 2020, 1:46 pmchicanery, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Three weeks ago, I and others in the election law field determined that Trump’s path to use lawsuits to overturn the results of the election was dead. The campaign had uncovered no significant fraud or irregularities and none of… Continue reading

“Trump calls Georgia governor to pressure him for help overturning Biden’s win in the state”

December 5, 2020, 12:57 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Saturday morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state and asked the governor to order an audit of absentee… Continue reading

“Trump Fundraising Surges After Election As He Makes False Claims It Was Rigged”

December 4, 2020, 7:55 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tamara Keith for NPR: After President Trump lost the election to President-elect Joe Biden, the campaign’s emails and texts to supporters carried on, urgently pushing them to donate money — a strategy that seems to have paid off.The Trump campaign,… Continue reading

Latest Sidney Powell Bonkers Lawsuit Contains ApparentTypo, Falsely Says Voting Machines Flipping Votes from Biden to Trump

December 4, 2020, 7:45 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Funny if it were not so despicable: Whoops. The latest legal filing from former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in her Georgia lawsuit accuses Dominion voting machines of flipping votes from Biden to Trump — which would mean the president gained… Continue reading

“Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law”

December 4, 2020, 7:43 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump’s nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden a “coup” attempt and shared tweets that suggest Trump should declare martial law.Scott O’Grady, a former… Continue reading

Must-Read Miami Herald: “Disgraced Republican lawmaker planted no-party candidate in key Senate race, sources say”

December 3, 2020, 2:21 pmballot access, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Come for the fake candidate with the same last name as the Democrat; stay for the use of sham LLCs and super pacs to obscure the identity of those behind the dirty trick. It would not surprises me if this… Continue reading

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