Category Archives: chicanery
“N.J. Election Fraud Case Draws A Trump Tweet But Suggests Safeguards Are Working”
NPR:
When voters cast a ballot in person in New Jersey, they are required to sign a poll book to match their signature to election records. The same is true of mail-in ballots, and election officials check the ballot to… Continue reading
“Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help”
CNN:
The Senate will incorporate the annual intelligence policy legislation into the National Defense Authorization Act — but only after stripping language from the intelligence bill that would have required presidential campaigns to report offers of foreign election help.Sen.… Continue reading
“What alleged voter fraud in Paterson, N.J., tells us about November — and what it doesn’t”
Montana Republicans Violated State Campaign Finance Laws to Qualify Green Party for the Ballot without Green Party’s Knowledge
Barr Tried to Interfere with Michael Cohen Campaign Finance Case in SDNY, With Implications for the President’s Own Liability
NYT:
But Mr. Barr spent weeks in the spring of 2019 questioning the prosecutors over their decision to charge Mr. Cohen with violating campaign finance laws, according to people briefed on the matter.At one point during the discussions, Mr. Barr… Continue reading
“Paterson City Council Vice President Among 4 Charged With Voting Fraud in May Special Election: NJ AG”
NBC New York:
A Paterson, New Jersey, councilman and a councilman-elect in the same city, along with two other men, face voting fraud charges in connection with the May 12 special election, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.Councilmember… Continue reading
“Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Charged in Crypto-Currency Case, U.S. Says”
Bloomberg:
Jack Abramoff, the onetime Washington insider who went to prison in a lobbying scandal, was charged with a criminal conspiracy related to cryptocurrency and lobbying disclosure, a U.S. prosecutor said.Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty and faces as… Continue reading
“Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP; Hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations opened doors in Washington for Chinese nationals with high-level ties”
“Trump’s Failed Rally Raises Questions of Chinese Meddling”
Political Wire:
Second, the Trump campaign’s high expectations were fueled by an organized online prank on TikTok, which aimed to get tens of thousands to register for the rally without ever intending to show up.TikTok is a short-form video… Continue reading
Incumbent Virginia Congressman, Who Loses Party Nomination at Party Convention Over Officiating at Same Sex Marriage, Claims “Voter Fraud”
NYT:
Mr. Riggleman, as well as outside observers, denounced the setup — enabled by state laws that allow local party officials to choose congressional nominees by conventions instead of traditional primary elections — which has tended to benefit hard-line… Continue reading
“Is OAN the Leading Edge of Russian Misinformation?”
The Atlantic:
In what appears to be a signal of intensifying political warfare ahead of the November election, One America News Network, the Trump-supporting cable channel that has been promoting anti-Biden conspiracies for several months, says it has obtained… Continue reading
“The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg spoke with civil rights leaders about Trump’s posts. It didn’t go well.”
WaPo:
Top Facebook executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, spoke with civil rights leaders last night as the company confronts a wave of backlash over its decision not to moderate President Trump’s controversial posts. But the roughly hour-long call, intended to… Continue reading
“Law Enforcement Files Discredit Brian Kemp’s Accusation That Democrats Tried to Hack the Georgia Election; Kemp’s explosive allegation, just days before the closely contested 2018 election, drew wide attention. But newly released documents show that there was no such hack.”
Pro-Publica and the AJC report:
It was a stunning accusation: Two days before the 2018 election for Georgia governor, Republican Brian Kemp used his power as secretary of state to open an investigation into what he called a “failed… Continue reading