Category Archives: election subversion risk

“We have reached the apex of election-fraud debunking”

July 15, 2022, 5:16 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Philip Bump in WaPo, on the report issued yesterday by eight prominent conservatives, including Ted Olson, Ben Ginsberg, Michael McConnell, and Judge Luttig: [M]illions of people believe that the election was stolen. So how might they be dissuaded? Perhaps… Continue reading

“Trump uses Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on ballot drop boxes to re-stoke baseless arguments about the 2020 election”

July 14, 2022, 4:36 amelection subversion risk, UncategorizedDan Tokaji

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on the former President’s reaction to the decision in Teigen v. Wisconsin Election Commission: “To Trump, whose election loss was cemented when he lost Wisconsin, Friday’s ruling by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court means… Continue reading

“Trump’s 2020 outrage drives fear of ‘insider’ election threats”

July 14, 2022, 4:23 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Hill: Former President Trump’s campaign to undermine the 2020 election is fueling concerns over midterm election security, with experts warning of “insider” threats from the very officials charged with guarding the vote. Hundreds of GOP candidates in federal and… Continue reading

Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith: The North Carolina Case in Perspective: and Why the Danger of a Subverted Presidential Election Lies Elsewhere

July 13, 2022, 5:43 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith: A wave of panic greeted the Supreme Court’s recent announcement that it will review a case involving North Carolina’s gerrymandered congressional map. The ultimate concern is that… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania’s in an election results certification crisis over the primary, and the state just sued three counties”

July 13, 2022, 5:22 amelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Philadelphia Inquirer: “Nearly two months after the May 17 primary election, three of the state’s 67 counties have refused to count “undated” mail ballots, defying both an earlier court order and the Pennsylvania Department of State’s requests.” An example… Continue reading

Roundup of Today’s Jan. 6 Hearing

July 12, 2022, 3:08 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Coverage in NYT, Politico, WSJ, and WaPo. From the Politico story: The select committee at its Tuesday hearing revealed video of former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, former White House spokesperson Judd Deere, former Attorney General… Continue reading

Preview of Today’s January 6 Hearing on Right-Wing Extremist Groups

July 12, 2022, 4:34 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

From CNN: The January 6 committee plans to show at its hearing Tuesday how right-wing extremist groups including the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers prepared to attack the US Capitol in the days leading up to January 6, 2021… Continue reading

“Judge rejects Bannon’s bid to delay trial, executive privilege claim”

July 11, 2022, 4:33 pmelection subversion risk, legislation and legislaturesDan Tokaji

WaPo: “A federal judge on Monday refused to delay Stephen K. Bannon’s trial next week after the Justice Department called an offer by the former Trump aide to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection… Continue reading

“Election Deniers Got Nearly $2 Million in May From Corporate PACs”

July 11, 2022, 9:03 amcampaign finance, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Bloomberg on a report from Accountable.US: “Some of the US’s largest corporations and their trade associations in May poured $1.9 million into the campaign coffers of Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Donald Trump, according… Continue reading

“Strongest Evidence of Guilt: Chart Tracking Trump’s Knowledge and Intent in Efforts to Overturn the Election”

July 11, 2022, 8:59 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

From Just Security, a chart that “presents key factual findings – concerning evidence of Trump’s knowledge and beliefs when trying to overturn the election – based primarily on the [House Jan. 6] Committee’s work to date.”

“The Case That Could Blow Up American Election Law”

July 11, 2022, 6:50 amelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Tom Wolf and Ethan Herenstein of the Brennan Center in the Atlantic: Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority just last week took the next step in a little-noticed, but extremely dangerous, project: attempting to jam into law a radical… Continue reading

“How the Supreme Court could make it legal to steal the next presidential election”

July 11, 2022, 6:32 amelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Jessica Levinson in MSNBC on Moore v. Harper: “Our conservative Supreme Court stands ready to allow states to legally steal presidential elections by blessing a right-wing legal theory called independent state legislature doctrine. It is not an overstatement to… Continue reading

“Jan. 6’s Tangled Web Of Extremism”

July 11, 2022, 6:27 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

538 on a database maintained by Mike Jensen of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START): In what he calls a “very active” year, Jensen says he might end up adding 300 individuals to… Continue reading

Bannon Agrees to Testify to Jan. 6 Panel

July 11, 2022, 6:17 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

NYT has this report. With his criminal trial for contempt of Congress approaching, Stephen K. Bannon, an ally of former President Donald J. Trump’s who was involved in his plans to overturn the 2020 election, has informed the House… Continue reading