Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch”

January 25, 2024, 7:23 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: For months, Trump has been alleging that he could be the victim of fraud in November, making the same sort of explosive, groundless allegations that fueled the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and have continued to… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Ryan Reilly, Author of Sedition Hunters

January 24, 2024, 5:55 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Latest conversation for the Safeguarding Democracy Project’s webinar series:

“Trump: The Political Threats Will Stop … When You Agree With My Lies”

January 24, 2024, 10:21 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Rolling Stone: AT THE START of this election year, Donald Trump spoke of “bedlam” breaking out if criminal prosecutions prevent him from retaking the White House. But the chaos the former president is threatening isn’t an abstraction. It’s already… Continue reading

“Full Appeals Court Spurns Request by Trump to End Gag Order in Election Case”

January 24, 2024, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The full federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday rejected former President Donald J. Trump’s bid to lift a gag order imposed on him in the criminal case in which he stands accused of trying to subvert the results… Continue reading

“A GOP state lawmaker who participated in the 2020 alternate elector strategy has introduced bill that aims to give state legislature sole authority to appoint presidential electors.”

January 22, 2024, 3:25 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Here we go. ARIZONA—A GOP state lawmaker who participated in the 2020 alternate elector strategy has introduced bill that aims to give state legislature sole authority to appoint presidential electors. Background: https://t.co/lbmbc0CD8j https://t.co/qzHl7KyFZh— Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (@yvonnewingett) January 22, … Continue reading

“Here Is One Way to Steal the Presidential Election”

January 22, 2024, 10:18 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Lessig & Seligman NYT oped: What happens when you stress-test America’s system for electing a president? How well does it hold up? After the assault on the nation’s Capitol three years ago, we worked through every strategy we could… Continue reading

“McConnell, Republican lawmakers sign Supreme Court brief that supports Trump remaining on 2024 ballot”

January 18, 2024, 1:38 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: Nearly 180 congressional Republicans signed onto an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Donald Trump’s legal battle to remain on the primary election ballot in Colorado. The long list of signatories to the brief includes… Continue reading

“The ‘Sleeping Giant’ Case that Could Upend Jack Smith’s Prosecution of Trump”

January 18, 2024, 1:22 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Kimberly Wehle in Politico: There’s been a lot of attention paid to the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for actions taken while president, a judgment that will have big implications for the 2024… Continue reading

January 23 Safeguarding Democracy Project Free Webinar with Ryan Reilly, Author of “Sedition Hunters” (Date corrected)

January 16, 2024, 10:18 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Join us for a conversation on January 23 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT for a free Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar (free registration required) with Ryan Reilly, author of Sedition Hunters: How January 6 Broke the Justice … Continue reading

“‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote”

January 16, 2024, 6:52 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign and domestic hacking threats to run a secure election this November. They’re far less sanguine that Americans will believe them. And they’re terrified of the backlash from… Continue reading

“Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality”

January 10, 2024, 7:02 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud. In the final stretch before Iowa’s … Continue reading

ELB Podcast 5:5: Steve Vladeck: Trump, the Supreme Court and the Shadow Docket

January 9, 2024, 2:24 pmELB Podcast, election subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

New ELB Podcast: What are the costs for democracy when the Supreme Court decides cases on the “shadow docket?” Is the Purcell Principle a license for states to act illegally in running elections? What is going to happen with the… Continue reading

“Trump warns of ‘bedlam,’ declines to rule out violence after court hearing”

January 9, 2024, 11:34 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican polling leader Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened unrest if the criminal charges against him cause him to lose the 2024 election. Speaking to reporters after an appeals court hearing in which Trump’s lawyers said he should be… Continue reading

“The Danger of Trump’s Bogus ‘Summary of Election Fraud'”

January 9, 2024, 11:30 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bill Lueders at The Bulwark: IN A RAMBLING VIDEO POSTED LATE LAST NIGHT, Donald Trump said that he found “tremendous amounts of voter fraud in the 2020 election. We have volumes of information. It’s all there.” Hardly “volumes” and hardly… Continue reading