Archived Video of My CNN Newsroom Discussion with Phil Mattingly About January 6, the Risks of Election Subversion in 2024, and the New Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law
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Category Archives: election subversion risk
“Can election denialism be a winning issue in November?”
The Hill:
A number of Republican candidates who have pushed dubious claims about the last election, or questioned the legitimacy of elections, are winning their respective primaries, raising questions about whether election denialism can be a winning issue in… Continue reading
More on Cipollone’s Testimony
From NYT and Politico, on the roughly eight hours of closed-door testimony that the former WH Counsel provided to the House Jan. 6 committee on Friday. NYT reports:
The panel recorded Mr. Cipollone on video with potential plans to… Continue reading
“Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon”
WaPo:
Former President Donald Trump is considering sending a letter to Stephen K. Bannon saying that he is waiving his claim of executive privilege, potentially clearing the way for his former chief strategist to testify before the House select… Continue reading
Cipollone’s January 6 Testimony
Former WH Counsel Pat Cipollone spent over eight hours in closed-door testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee, according to Politico. Committee member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) told CNN that Cipollone “did not contradict the testimony of other witnesses,” but… Continue reading
“How The Supreme Court Could Turbocharge Gerrymandering — Just In Time for 2024”
538 on Moore v. Harper:
The independent state legislature theory is fewer than 25 years old, and for most of its life, it’s been relegated to the fringes of academia. But it was widely promoted by former President Donald … Continue reading
“Next Time Trump Tries to Steal an Election, He Won’t Need a Mob”
Jamelle Bouie’s NYT column:
Last week, the Supreme Court announced it would hear arguments in Moore v. Harper, a challenge to North Carolina’s new congressional map.The long and short of the case is that North Carolina Republicans proposed a… Continue reading
“More Republicans now call Jan. 6 a ‘legitimate protest’ than a ‘riot’”
Aaron Blake in The Fix, on this Monmouth University poll, which finds:
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the public say it is appropriate to describe the incident at the U.S. Capitol as a riot, and half (50%) say it… Continue reading
“The dangerous election theory the Supreme Court may be poised to endorse”
Josh Douglas in CNN Opinion:
The justices have agreed to hear Moore v. Harper, a case that hinges on a technical legal issue with immense implications, and that raises the question of whether there any limits to… Continue reading
Announcing the New “Safeguarding Democracy Project” at UCLA Law
As scooped by this morning’s Politico, I’m delighted to announce that I have created and will serve as the Director of the “Safeguarding Democracy Project” at UCLA Law. From the project’s website, here is the mission… Continue reading
Cipollone to Be Interviewed by Jan. 6 Panel
NYT:
Pat A. Cipollone, the White House counsel to President Donald J. Trump who repeatedly fought Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has reached a deal to be interviewed by Friday before the House committee investigating the… Continue reading
The Independent State Legislature Theory’s Greatest Threat to Democracy
From Greg Sargent’s column in the Washington Post:
“One nightmare scenario is that a Republican state legislature, potentially with a Trumpist governor, passes a law saying the state legislature itself is the final canvassing board for the state,” Matthew Seligman,… Continue reading
“The insurrectionists’ clubhouse: Former Trump aides find a home at a little-known MAGA hub”
Grid:
Founded in 2017, [the Conservative Partnership Institute] is little-known outside Trump circles, yet it has quickly become among the most powerful political messaging forces in the MAGA universe. The group did not respond to questions submitted by Grid… Continue reading
“Bombshell Jan. 6 Testimony Could Hurt a Justice Department Prosecution”
Ankush Khardori in Politico:
By letting Congress apparently take the lead in investigating Trump and his inner circle and by doing a poor job of coordinating its efforts with the Jan. 6 committee, the department has undermined its own… Continue reading