Category Archives: chicanery

“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

“Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same”

December 3, 2020, 7:37 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WSB-TV (Atlanta): A Florida attorney is at the center of a new state investigation after elections officials say he recently attempted to register to vote in Georgia and instructed other Florida Republicans on how to do it .Bill Price is… Continue reading

“Trump’s grievances feed menacing undertow after the election”

December 3, 2020, 7:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: The last throes of Donald Trump’s presidency have turned ugly — even dangerous.Death threats are on the rise. Local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding. A Trump campaign lawyer is declaring publicly that a federal… Continue reading

“Gift or Contract? Eshelman v. True the Vote”

December 3, 2020, 6:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jeremy Telman at Contracts Law Blog.

“Florida Election Scandal Reveals Bigger Problems”

December 2, 2020, 8:21 amalternative voting systems, chicaneryRick Hasen

Rob Richie and Perry Waag: Election steal” took on a whole new meaning in Florida this year — and it has exposed a vulnerability in how we vote that invites more hacks in the future without an election method upgrade.Democrat… Continue reading

“Judge: ‘Precious little proof’ in Georgia election fraud suit”

November 30, 2020, 9:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: A judge handling an election-fraud lawsuit brought by allies of President Donald Trump said the case was backed by “precious little proof,” but went on to issue a restraining order aimed at blocking three Georgia counties… Continue reading

“GOP senators’ strategy on Trump’s election fraud claims: Keep quiet and carry on”

November 30, 2020, 8:43 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: A wide range of Republican senators are shrugging off President Donald Trump’s evidence-free claims that mass voter fraud cost him the election, ignoring their party leader’s relentless attacks against a foundation of American democracy amid their growing expectation… Continue reading

“Trump raises more than $150 million appealing to false election claims”

November 30, 2020, 8:34 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump’s political operation has raised more than $150 million since Election Day, using a blizzard of misleading appeals about the election to shatter fundraising records set during the campaign, according to people with knowledge of the contributions.The influx… Continue reading

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