Category Archives: chicanery

“A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning”

February 2, 2024, 7:21 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election. And if that wasn’t… Continue reading

“Trump’s PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023”

January 30, 2024, 2:59 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump piled up legal expenses in 2023 as he was indicted four times, spending approximately $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses last year, according to two people briefed on the figure. It… Continue reading

“Conn. mayor wins do-over race after GOP seized on Democratic ballot-stuffing”

January 26, 2024, 11:29 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A Connecticut mayor whose September primary election win was invalidated after ballot-fraud allegations won a do-over primary Tuesday, months after his case became a flash point in conservative arguments about debunked theories of voter fraud. s Donald Trump … Continue reading

“‘Betrayal’: Arizona GOP Chair Jeff DeWit resigns after recording of ‘offer’ to Kari Lake”

January 25, 2024, 7:21 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Jeff DeWit, a former Arizona treasurer and Trump adviser, resigned as chair of the state GOP on Wednesday following the release of an audio recording in which he offered Kari Lake a lucrative job if she quits her… Continue reading

“Election Fraud Is Rare. Except, Maybe, in Bridgeport, Conn.”

January 22, 2024, 7:43 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Two months ago, Joe Ganim received the most votes in the race for mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. This week, the city will vote again — to decide if he should even be the Democratic candidate. The unlikely and confusing… Continue reading

“Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday”

January 22, 2024, 7:41 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC News: A prominent New Hampshire Democrat plans to file a complaint with the state attorney general over an apparent robocall that appears to encourage supporters of President Joe Biden not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The voice in… Continue reading

“Trumper gets jail time in voter fraud case involving dead father’s ballot”

January 15, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Villages-News: An official active in the Villagers for Trump group has been sentenced to jail time in a voter fraud case involving his dead father’s mail-in ballot. Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on Tuesday after… Continue reading

“Former Maryland elections official charged in January 6 case”

January 11, 2024, 12:39 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

CNN: A member of Maryland’s Board of Elections has resigned after being charged with taking part in the mob during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and jabbing an officer during the melee with a flagpole. Carlos… Continue reading

“Trump seeks info on Fulton prosecutor’s meetings with feds”

January 11, 2024, 7:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: Among the documents included alongside a bombshell court filing this week alleging misconduct by Fulton County’s top prosecutor were billing statements that caught the eye of former President Donald Trump’s legal team. Theyshowed contact between Nathan Wade, the… Continue reading

“Fani Willis, Prosecutor in Trump Georgia Case, Subpoenaed to Testify in Colleague’s Divorce”

January 10, 2024, 6:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a colleague’s divorce proceeding, according to a court filing, a development that could shed light on claims Willis and the colleague carried out an improper romantic relationship as they… Continue reading

“Michigan Republicans vote to remove chair Kristina Karamo as she promises not to accept result”

January 7, 2024, 12:13 pmchicanery, political partiesRick Hasen

Politico: Michigan Republicans have voted to remove state GOP Chair Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party’s leaders called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued by debt and infighting. A large majority of… Continue reading

“Jack Smith: Trump ‘Agent’ Sought To Cause Riot To Disrupt Michigan Vote Count in 2020”

December 6, 2023, 10:07 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

The Messenger: Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they intend to present evidence at Donald Trump’s upcoming election-subversion trial that an agent of the former president sought “to cause a riot to disrupt the count” of votes in Detroit after the 2020… Continue reading

Iowa: “Woodbury County supervisor’s wife found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud”

November 22, 2023, 6:58 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Iowa Public Radio: A jury spent about five hours deliberating before convicting Kim Phuong Taylor on 52 counts of voter fraud in federal court Tuesday in Sioux City. Taylor faces up to five years in prison on each count. A… Continue reading

Massachusetts: “Video allegedly shows woman stealing ballots from Lawrence mailbox”

November 16, 2023, 7:40 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NBC 10 Boston: Officials are looking into allegations of possible voter fraud in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and NBC10 Boston has obtained video footage from a man’s home that appears to show a woman removing ballots from his mailbox. The man, who… Continue reading