Category Archives: chicanery

“Texas man charged with threatening election, government officials in Georgia”

January 21, 2022, 9:38 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Washington Post: The Justice Department on Friday arrested a Texas man and charged him with threatening election and other government officials in Georgia, in the first case brought by a task force formed over the summer to combat such… Continue reading

Nothing to See Here, Folks, Dep’t: “Top GOP lawmaker relied on secret maps, later destroyed, NC gerrymandering trial reveals”

January 5, 2022, 4:33 pmchicanery, redistrictingRick Hasen

Charlotte Observer: A political trial that has mostly been dominated by math and academic research erupted in drama late Wednesday, when a top Republican redistricting leader said on the witness stand that he had used secret maps, drawn… Continue reading

“Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year”

December 27, 2021, 5:40 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to begin holding public hearings in the new year to tell the story of the insurrection from start to finish while crafting an ample interim report… Continue reading

Some Skeptical Thoughts About “The Vote Collectors,” A New Book About Election Fraud in North Carolina’s Bladen County (Rerun 2018 Congressional Election in NC-09)

December 27, 2021, 10:22 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I just had a chance to read The Vote Collectors, by journalists Michael Graff and Nick Ochsner. I found it unsatisfying and I want to write a bit about why. About two thirds of the book is an examination… Continue reading

“Kanye West’s ‘Independent’ Campaign Was Secretly Run by GOP Elites”

December 17, 2021, 11:18 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: New documents show Kanye West’s doomed White House campaign—styled as an “independent” third-party effort—appears to have disguised potentially millions of dollars in services it received from a secretive network of Republican Party operatives, including advisers to the… Continue reading

“The Jan. 6 puzzle piece that’s going largely ignored”

December 16, 2021, 7:11 amchicanery, election subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Politico: As Donald Trump and his allies squeezed then-Vice President Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden’s presidency in the weeks ahead of Jan. 6, they used one particular tool that’s been largely ignored ever since.Rep. Louie Gohmert… Continue reading

NYT Deep Dive: “Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power”

December 15, 2021, 6:05 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Must-read with the subhead: “A small circle of Republican lawmakers, working closely with President Donald J. Trump’s chief of staff, took on an outsize role in pressuring the Justice Department, amplifying conspiracy theories and flooding the courts in an… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 investigators mull whether Trump violated obstruction law”

December 15, 2021, 2:28 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump’s campaign of disinformation”

December 15, 2021, 10:32 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Reuters: During the Afghan and Iraq wars, the careers of two military officers often intersected. Army General Michael Flynn and an Army Reserve colonel named Phil Waldron worked together on secret projects in both countries, Waldron said. When Flynn was… Continue reading

“House Seeks Contempt Charge Against Meadows in Jan. 6 Inquiry”

December 15, 2021, 7:48 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The House voted on Tuesday night to recommend holding Mark Meadows, who served as chief of staff to former President Donald J. Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into the Jan.… Continue reading

Must-Read: “Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds”

December 14, 2021, 1:11 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020… Continue reading

“3 residents of The Villages arrested for casting multiple votes in 2020 election”

December 14, 2021, 10:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

News from Florida: Three residents of The Villages have recently been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud, court records show.Jay Ketcik, Joan Halstead and John Rider are each charged with casting more than one ballot… Continue reading

“Fox hosts, Donald Trump Jr., GOP reps begged Mark Meadows in texts to get Trump to stop Capitol riot on Jan. 6”

December 14, 2021, 9:17 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CNBC reports.

“Meadows Was Deeply Involved in Fighting Election Outcome, Jan. 6 Panel Says”

December 14, 2021, 9:13 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released a report on Sunday that laid out its case for a contempt of Congress charge against Mark Meadows, the chief of staff to former President Donald J.… Continue reading