Category Archives: election subversion risk

“House select committee targets 134-year-old law in effort to prevent another January 6”

November 1, 2021, 6:56 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

CNN: Members of the January 6 committee are working on potential legislation to tighten the process of certifying a presidential election in an effort to eliminate contentious avenues that spurred the January 6 riot, sources tell CNN.The legislation… Continue reading

“‘A roadmap for a coup’: inside Trump’s plot to steal the presidency”

November 1, 2021, 6:51 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Guardian reports.

In Secretly Recorded Video, Eastman Proposes Primarying “Spineless” State Legislators Who Refused to Submit a Second Slate of Electors to Help Trump Based on False Claims of Fraud

October 29, 2021, 2:57 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

More from the hidden camera video: https://twitter.com/lawindsor/status/1454108075225276425?s=20

John Eastman, Last Seen Disavowing His Own Memo, Reaffirms Support for His Own Legal Reasoning on Hidden Camera; Says Mike Pence Didn’t Follow His Advice Because He’s an “Establishment” Republican

October 26, 2021, 5:20 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch here: EXCLUSIVE: Author of Jan 6 coup memo John Eastman told us Mike Pence didn't take his solid legal advice & overturn the election bc Pence is "an establishment guy"(He previously told @NRO the memo was not “viable” and… Continue reading

“Ahead of Jan. 6, Willard hotel in downtown D.C. was a Trump team ‘command center’ for effort to deny Biden the presidency”

October 23, 2021, 10:13 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: They called it the “command center,” a set of rooms and suites in the posh Willard hotel a block from the White House where some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenants were working day and night with… Continue reading

“John Eastman Is Right, His Election Memo Was ‘Crazy'”

October 22, 2021, 10:53 amchicanery, election subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Matthew Seligman for Slate.

John Eastman, in National Review Interview, Tries to Distance Himself from His Own Memo Suggesting How VP Pence Could Steal the Election for Trump, Repudiates Its Major Points

October 22, 2021, 6:54 amelection subversion risk, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Signs that Eastman is getting increasingly desperate to distance himself from his false claims that the election was stolen from Trump and that VP Pence could unilaterally steal it back for him when Congress was supposed to confirm the Electoral… Continue reading

“Michigan GOP Secretary of State candidate to speak at QAnon conference”

October 21, 2021, 8:11 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bridge: A Republican candidate for Michigan Secretary of State is set to speak at a conference organized by prominent QAnon conspiracy theory adherents. Kristina Karamo, an Oak Park Republican who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, recently announced… Continue reading

“52% of Americans Believe Democracy Facing ‘Major Threat'” (And It’s Many More Republicans Than Democrats)

October 21, 2021, 6:41 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Grinnell College poll: While 85% of Americans believe it is very important the United States remain a democracy, 52% believe American democracy is facing a “major threat” according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll (Grinnell-Selzer). The… Continue reading

Must-read Jeremy Rosen in the Atlantic: “John Eastman Is Not a Victim of Cancel Culture”

October 20, 2021, 8:42 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Courageous Atlantic column from Jeremy: I am a lifelong conservative. For the past 20 years, I have been a leader in the Federalist Society. I was nominated by President Donald Trump three times to serve as a federal judge, though… Continue reading

R Street Virtual Event, Oct. 26: “Losers’ Consent: How do we stabilize our democracy?”

October 20, 2021, 7:08 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

This looks good: Losers’ Consent: How do we stabilize our democracy? This looks good: When: Oct. 26, 2021 1:00 PM ETWhere: VirtualRegister HereFeaturing:[Moderator] Matt Germer, Fellow, Governance, R Street InstituteShaun Bowler, Dean of the Graduate Division,… Continue reading

“What Is Tommy Tuberville Doing Here? The college football coach-turned-U.S. Senator objected to Biden’s victory on Jan. 6. He’s not looking back. “I have no regrets,” he says.”

October 19, 2021, 7:13 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Tommy Tuberville had a decision to make. So did the other Republican senators huddling with him in the storage closet.It was Jan. 6, right-wing rioters were ransacking the U.S. Capitol, but these lawmakers were already in a secured… Continue reading

“DOJ: ‘Lionizing’ Jan. 6 rioters fueling future political violence”

October 18, 2021, 11:11 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: The Justice Department said Monday that people “lionizing” the Jan. 6 rioters are heightening the risk of future political violence.“Indeed, the risk of future violence is fueled by a segment of the population that seems intent on… Continue reading

“As Trump Thunders About Last Election, Republicans Worry About the Next One”

October 18, 2021, 7:09 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans believe they have a good shot at taking Congress next year. But there’s a catch.The G.O.P.’s ambitions of ending unified Democratic control in Washington in 2022 are colliding with a considerable force that has the ability… Continue reading

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