Category Archives: election subversion risk
“Testimony Fleshes Out Account of Trump’s Demand to Go to Capitol on Jan. 6”
NYT:
President Donald J. Trump had just delivered his fiery speech at the Ellipse early on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, setting in motion the attack by his supporters on the Capitol.
When he got into his armored vehicle… Continue reading
“Trump’s Man at the R.N.C. Will Face Pressure to Satisfy His Election Lies”
NYT:
After the 2020 election, one story out of North Carolina had a powerful effect on Donald J. Trump.
A proactive Republican, the story went, had worked behind the scenes to stop Democrats from stealing the election in the state… Continue reading
“Arizona investigators issue grand jury subpoenas as state’s 2020 Trump election probe accelerates”
Politico:
Arizona prosecutors in recent weeks issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple people linked to Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, a sharp acceleration of their criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
The new steps, first… Continue reading
“Missoula Republicans use Joseph Stalin quote to recruit election judges”
NBC Montana:
Missoula County Republican Central Committee quoted Joseph Stalin in a section of their website recruiting election judges.
Number four of their eight-step guide reads, “If you found the results of the 2020 elections dubious, you’re not alone. We… Continue reading
“Mitch McConnell Endorses Trump, Whom He Once Denounced”
NYT:
Three years after delivering a scorching denouncement of Donald J. Trump after the Jan. 6 riot, Senator Mitch McConnell endorsed him for president on Wednesday, illustrating Mr. Trump’s power to bend the Republican Party to his will as he… Continue reading
“This Could Well Be Game Over”
Tom Edsall NYT column:
While the Supreme Court ruling on Monday that states cannot bar Donald Trump from appearing on their presidential ballots garnered a lot of attention, the more politically consequential decision came on Feb. 28, when the court … Continue reading
March 14 Free Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Business’s Role in Preventing Democratic Backsliding Webinar”
Looking forward to this online event, March 14 from 12 pm-1 pm PT. It is free but registration is required.
March 14, 12pm – 1pm Business’s Role in Preventing Democratic Backsliding Webinar Register here
Daniella Ballou-Aares (Leadership… Continue reading
I Spoke to CNN’s Laura Coates About the Supreme Court’s Decision to Slow Walk Trump’s Immunity Appeal in the Election Subversion Case (Video)
Why Did the Supreme Court Wait So Long to Decide to Set the Trump Criminal Immunity Case for Full Hearing and Argument? It Likely Means No Trial for Trump on Election Subversion Before the Election
Like many other observers, I thought the relatively long lag time between Donald Trump’s attempt to stay his criminal trial after losing in the district court and the D.C. Circuit meant the Court was not going to grant the… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Key figure in fake electors plot concealed damning posts on secret Twitter account from investigators”
CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro, the right-wing attorney who helped devise the Trump campaign’s fake electors plot in 2020, concealed a secret Twitter account from Michigan prosecutors, hiding dozens of damning posts that undercut his statements to investigators about his role in… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “The Biggest Supreme Court Case That Nobody Seems to Be Talking About”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of cases out of Texas and Florida that could force major social media platforms to carry posts from Donald Trump… Continue reading
Some Idle Speculation About What the Supreme Court Will Do About Trump’s Request to Put His Election Subversion Case on Hold on Immunity Grounds;It’s Potentially Good News for a Trial This Spring/Summer
As ELB readers know, Donald Trump’s federal district court trial in DC on election subversion charges, that was scheduled for March, has been put on hold as Trump has pursued an “interlocutory” appeal (that is, an appeal in the middle… Continue reading
“Election Deniers Seek to Rewrite the Law”
NYT:
In the conspiracy-soaked aftermath of the 2020 election, far-right activists clamored to inspect ballots based on elaborate — and false — theories.
In Georgia, election deniers pushed for a review that might detect counterfeit ballots because they were not… Continue reading