Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Trump Is Planning a Much More Respectable Coup Next Time”

August 5, 2021, 9:49 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: In recent weeks, we’ve gotten an even greater glimpse into Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit and overturn the results of the 2020 election. From the clownish ongoing audit in Arizona to… Continue reading

On CNN, Discussing My Fears About Election Subversion

August 5, 2021, 5:57 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Watch. "I never expected to say I'd be 'scared shitless' on CNN, but that's how I feel."Election law expert @rickhasen explains why he is so concerned that state legislatures may overturn the will of the voters in future elections –… Continue reading

“Colorado lawyers who filed election lawsuit must pay rivals’ fees”

August 4, 2021, 7:06 pmelection subversion riskDerek Muller

From the Associated Press: A federal magistrate on Wednesday levied penalties against two Colorado attorneys for filing a class-action lawsuit that alleged the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump.The now-dismissed suit relied on baseless conspiracy theories spread… Continue reading

“DOJ officials rejected colleague’s request to intervene in Georgia’s election certification: Emails”

August 3, 2021, 12:56 pmelection subversion riskDerek Muller

From ABC News: Top members of the Department of Justice last year rebuffed another DOJ official who asked them to urge officials in Georgia to investigate and perhaps overturn President Joe Biden’s victory in the state — long a… Continue reading

Must-Read Jane Mayer on Bradley Foundation Funding Behind Efforts to Undermine Election Integrity and Steal the 2020 Election for Trump: “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie”

August 2, 2021, 7:32 amElection Meltdown, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

No one connects the dots like Jane. What a story. I’ll have more to say soon about the connection between the false claim that the election was stolen and reliance on the “Independent State Legislature” doctrine as briefly described by… Continue reading

Dan Balz on DOJ notes: more to learn

July 31, 2021, 12:40 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

Balz observes that new details on the period leading up to January 6 will be crucial to developing a full picture of Trump’s efforts to deny Biden his victory: “The new information is a reminder … that not everything he… Continue reading

DOJ backs Congress in Trump tax return fight

July 30, 2021, 11:48 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

NY Times reports. This news is not directly about election law, but I consider it worthy of note here because of its potential implications for the 2024 presidential election. None of us know whether Trump will attempt to repeat… Continue reading

Politico links to the DOJ notes

July 30, 2021, 10:29 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

Politico’s story includes a link, so we can all read the notes ourselves. Two quotes in Politico’s summary seems especially damning to Trump: “Sir we have done dozens of investig., hundreds of interviews, major allegations are not supported by… Continue reading

Trump didn’t fight release of DOJ notes

July 30, 2021, 10:17 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

The Washington Post provides additional details relating to today’s public release of DOJ notes showing Trump’s effort to overturn the result of the 2020 election. One interesting detail is that Trump did not want to stop this release because he… Continue reading

DOJ took notes of Trump’s efforts to subvert 2020 result

July 30, 2021, 10:05 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

NY Times reports on notes that Richard P. Donaghue, a DOJ deputy to Acting AG Jeffrey A. Rosen, took of a conversation with then-president Trump. DOJ has turned these notes over to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. According to… Continue reading

MyPillow’s CEO is at it again

July 30, 2021, 6:45 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

WSJ reports that My Pillow is pulling all its ads from Fox News because of controversy over an ad that CEO Mike Lindell wanted to run to promote a “cyber symposium” he’s organized to propagate his conspiracy theories about how… Continue reading

Michigan Mess: Internecine War in GOP

July 30, 2021, 5:52 amelection subversion risk, political parties, political polarization, primariesNed Foley

Politico has a fascinating read on the infighting among Michigan Republicans between Trump supporters, for whom belief that 2020 election was stolen from Trump remains the focus of attention, and traditional Republicans who (like Bill Barr) recognize that this stolen… Continue reading

Arizona pseudo-audit: key official un-quits

July 29, 2021, 3:49 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

That’s one detail among many in this new Washington Post report. For more on the former Secretary of State’s decision to walk back his resignation: NBC, AZ Central.