Category Archives: chicanery

SDNY Investigates Rudy Giuliani for FARA Violation Connected to Ukraine Shenanigans

October 11, 2019, 8:42 pmchicanery, lobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.The investigators are examining Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to undermine the… Continue reading

“Indicted Donors Spread Campaign Cash Widely; Pair of Soviet-born Florida businessmen donated $675,000 to at least 14 GOP candidates and groups last year”

October 11, 2019, 2:53 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ reports. At least 14 Republican candidates and groups directly received a total of $675,500 in campaign contributions last year from Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, the Soviet-born Florida businessmen indicted this week on campaign-finance violations.Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say… Continue reading

“We have no idea who is paying Rudy Giuliani; A loophole in ethics laws lets Trump’s personal lawyer sidestep disclosure.”

October 10, 2019, 7:44 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Trevor Potter and Delaney Marsco: Rudolph W. Giuliani is not the secretary of state. In fact, he has no official position in President Trump’s Cabinet or administration. Yet he is traveling the world holding himself out as a U.S. … Continue reading

“The Arrest of Giuliani’s Ukraine Associates Shows How Much Trump Has Already Corrupted Our Elections”

October 10, 2019, 10:22 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: The news of Thursday’s indictments of two associates of Rudy Giuliani’s, who according to their lawyer (and former Trump lawyer) John Dowd, assisted Giuliani “in connection with his representation of President… Continue reading

California Governor Signs into Law New Ban on Certain Political “Deep Fakes”; I Expect a Serious First Amendment Challenge

October 7, 2019, 3:32 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Yahoo: With deepfake technology producing realistically modified digital content at a steeply increasing rate, California’s governor Gavin Newsom is taking a series of legal steps to avoid such technology from damaging the state’s political integrity and protect residents from having… Continue reading

“Russia likely to focus on voter suppression in 2020, feds warn states”

October 7, 2019, 8:08 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: The federal government warned state election officials Thursday it suspects Russia may focus on voter suppression as a means to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.The joint FBI and Department of Homeland Security document, obtained by CNN and… Continue reading

“Volker texts outline how Ukrainian investigation was linked to potential Trump-Zelensky meeting”

October 3, 2019, 10:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.The… Continue reading

“Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens”

October 3, 2019, 8:41 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Quiet part out loud department: President Trump on Thursday publicly called on China to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in an extraordinary presidential request to a foreign country for help that could benefit him… Continue reading

“Alabama governor appoints elections official with voter fraud history”

October 3, 2019, 8:28 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Impeachment Battle to Turn for First Time on a President’s Ties to a Foreign Country”

September 29, 2019, 1:17 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Peter Baker for the NYT: The emerging battle over the future of Mr. Trump’s presidency will explore as never before the scope and limits of a commander in chief’s interactions with other countries. His adversaries echo the fears of the… Continue reading

Here’s the Full Meet the Press Daily Segment Where I Discussed Ukraine/Campaign Finance/Election Interference/Impeachment with Chuck Todd

September 28, 2019, 9:33 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Watch.

“Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn’t concerned about Moscow’s interference in U.S. election”

September 27, 2019, 7:53 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that… Continue reading

“Senator Portman, What Would It Take to Remove the President from Office?; How different, in principle, would it be if the President had asked a foreign government to cyberattack the 2020 campaign?”

September 27, 2019, 3:29 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Ned Foley at Medium.

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