Category Archives: chicanery

“Lawyer Who Pushed Bogus Trump Elector Scheme Is Disbarred in New York”

June 26, 2025, 10:26 pmchicanerydemocratic backsliding, January 6, The Big LieJustin Levitt

The NYT gets this headline right. Based on his part in the scheme for fake electors to submit fraudulent returns in 2020 — one of the few schemes NOT involving a municipal election — Kenneth Chesebro is no longer… Continue reading

“Delaware County borough official sentenced for attempt to steal mayoral election”

June 26, 2025, 10:25 pmchicaneryelection fraud, local electionsJustin Levitt

The Pennsylvania Capital-Star covers the sentence, delivered to the final co-conspirator of a scheme to submit fraudulent write-in votes in a 2021 municipal election. (These sorts of schemes are rare, but when they do occur, they’re almost always in local… Continue reading

“Former postal carrier gets 5 years for ballot theft scheme”

June 25, 2025, 10:04 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadThe Big LieJustin Levitt

From Colorado Public Radio: A Mesa County woman who was a part of a scheme to steal ballots ahead of the 2024 election was sentenced to 5 years in the department of corrections, Wednesday. , , , At the… Continue reading

“Bachenberg agrees to pay $500,000 to settle voting machine audit lawsuit”

June 23, 2025, 12:40 pmchicanery2020 Election Conspiracies, The Big LieJustin Levitt

Armchair Lehigh Valley and The Morning Call have a report on some of the latest in 2020 fallout: A prominent Lehigh Valley Republican and major supporter of President Trump has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that… Continue reading

Former NJ Senator Menendez Starts 11 year Sentence for Corruption

June 17, 2025, 9:00 amchicanery, ethics investigationscorruption, MenendezTabatha Abu El-Haj

The N.Y. Times has a long profile of Robert Menendez, the former Senator from New Jersey, who is scheduled to start his federal prison sentence for corruption today.

“Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Assassination on the Far Left”

June 16, 2025, 2:56 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Scarcely 24 hours after a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota was assassinated in her home, Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, posted a pair of politically charged messages mocking the attack. “This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their… Continue reading

“Eastman disbarment recommended by State Bar Court’s Review Department; California Supreme Court is next”

June 16, 2025, 12:32 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

At the Lectern: On Friday, the California State Bar Court’s three-judge Review Department came to the same conclusion as a hearing judge over a year ago and recommended the disbarment of President Trump’s former lawyer, John Eastman. (98-page decision and… Continue reading

“Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine”

June 16, 2025, 7:48 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: In the past three months alone, a man set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Mr. Shapiro and his family were asleep inside; another man gunned down a pair of workers from the Israeli Embassy outside an event… Continue reading

My Statement: Thoughts on the Despicable Assassination (and Attempted Assassination) of Minnesota Legislators, the Rise in Political Violence in the United States, and the Threats to Free and Fair Elections

June 14, 2025, 12:18 pmauthoritarian threats in US, chicaneryRick Hasen

Violence directed at innocent people is abhorrent and political violence even more so because it is an attack not just on people but on the institution of democracy itself and an attempt to change government not through elections but through… Continue reading

“New Hampshire jury acquits consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden on all charges”

June 14, 2025, 11:07 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. Steven Kramer, 56, of New Orleans, admitted orchestrating a message… Continue reading

“Ex-New York Assembly Candidate Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud”

June 13, 2025, 10:24 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A former New York State Assembly candidate used fake donations and forged signatures to fraudulently inflate the share of public matching funds he received in last year’s election, federal prosecutors said on Friday. The former candidate, Dao Yin, was… Continue reading

“DHS Said to Brief Cleta Mitchell’s Group on Citizenship Checks for Voting”

June 12, 2025, 12:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Democracy Docket: A senior official in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held a briefing for a far-right anti-voting group on Thursday, according to an email sent by the group. The virtual meeting was to discuss how a database run… Continue reading

“Trump lawyers ask appeals court to move his hush money case to federal court”

June 12, 2025, 7:54 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: One year after his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, Donald Trump is still fighting to shed his felon status. The president’s personal lawyers appeared before a federal appeals court Wednesday, urging a three-judge panel to transfer… Continue reading

“Lawsuit accuses Musk of bribing Wisconsin voters with cash prizes”

June 11, 2025, 7:19 ambribery, chicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

WaPo: A Wisconsin nonprofit organization focused on fighting for fair elections has filed a legal complaint alleging that billionaire Elon Musk illegally bribed voters by giving out cash prizes this year in his attempt to help conservatives take control of… Continue reading