Category Archives: chicanery

“Roger Stone Suggests Using ‘Armed Guards’ During Election in Secret Video”

October 11, 2024, 7:16 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Rolling Stone: In undercover audio provided exclusively to Rolling Stone by liberal documentarian Lauren Windsor, the Trump ally and notorious Republican “dirty trickster” suggests bringing armed personnel to election locations in order to get the results they want. “We have to… Continue reading

“Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers”

October 10, 2024, 1:08 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy site, has settled a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of rigging the 2020 results. Details of the settlement were not made public. But the parties… Continue reading

“‘It’s Just a Really Bad Idea’; Georgia Election Officials Are Reeling Over New Voting Rules”

October 10, 2024, 10:52 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Notus: After Georgia’s election board passed new voting rules over the summer, local officials have been rushing to implement the regulations before an election that is just 26 days away. So far, it’s not going great. “We actually, just… Continue reading

“FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US”

October 9, 2024, 7:19 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi,… Continue reading

“Colorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats”

October 8, 2024, 7:33 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished her for her role in a… Continue reading

“For US adversaries, Election Day won’t mean the end to efforts to influence Americans”

October 8, 2024, 7:24 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Soon, the ballots will be cast, the polls will close and a campaign marked by assassination attempts, animosity and anxiety will come to an end. But for U.S. adversaries, the work to meddle with American democracy may be entering… Continue reading

“‘Fight for your life’: Georgia election workers prepare for election under cloud of threats”

October 7, 2024, 6:53 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

ABC News: In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia — the state Joe Biden stunningly won by just over… Continue reading

“Georgia Republicans sow doubt about Dominion voting machines in 2020 throwback”

October 2, 2024, 12:04 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

CNN: Just weeks before early voting begins in Georgia, Republican Party officials and Donald Trump allies are trying to preemptively sow doubt about the viability of Dominion systems used across the key swing state, arguing in court that the machines… Continue reading

“AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election”

September 30, 2024, 11:26 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneir in The Atlantic.

“The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments”

September 27, 2024, 2:10 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for Washington Monthly.

“Consultant fined $6 million for using AI to fake Biden’s voice in robocalls”

September 27, 2024, 5:30 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday finalized a $6 million fine for a political consultant over fake robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice, urging New Hampshire voters not to vote in that state’s Democratic primary. In May, Steven… Continue reading

“Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots”

September 27, 2024, 5:27 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison has led a Republican member of Congress to falsely suggest that the clerk was lying about the presence of barcodes on the ballots… Continue reading

“Iranians indicted in connection with Trump campaign hack”

September 26, 2024, 3:04 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: A grand jury has indicted multiple Iranians on charges related to hacking Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. The federal charges stem from an Iranian operation that allegedly stole internal Trump campaign communications this summer, according to three people familiar… Continue reading

Key Part of Indictment Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is Foreign Conduit Campaign Contributions

September 26, 2024, 2:31 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has been indicted on federal charges of bribery conspiracy, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The indictment, brought by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was unsealed… Continue reading

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