Category Archives: campaigns

“Trump Campaign Denounces ‘Dishonest’ Fund-Raising That Uses President’s Name and Picture”

May 7, 2019, 9:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump’s re-election campaign on Tuesday denounced “dishonest fund-raising groups” that use the president’s image to solicit money that several people close to Mr. Trump said was directed at a group run by David Bossie, one of his… Continue reading

“Prosecutor: Proof of election fraud in US House race in Va.”

May 7, 2019, 1:06 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A special prosecutor in Virginia said Monday that he’s presented two indictments of election fraud against someone who worked on a failed re-election campaign for a Republican congressman last year.Special prosecutor Donald Caldwell said his investigation into Scott… Continue reading

“Trump Embraces the Traditional Fund-Raising He Once Shunned”

May 6, 2019, 9:21 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: About 200 bundlers from across the country are expected to gather Tuesday at the Trump International Hotel for a series of meetings and workshops about the campaign’s new fund-raising program. Vice President Mike Pence will address the group.… Continue reading

Gillibrand Endorses Campaign Finance Vouchers

May 1, 2019, 7:34 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

My former law school classmate and presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand has endorsed the concept of campaign finance vouchers. I wonder if she ever read my 1996 California Law Review article laying out the argument for them.

“Trump tires to dispel rumors he won’t leave office ‘at the end of six years’ calls the media ‘sick people'” (Video from Saturday Rally)

April 29, 2019, 8:02 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Aaron Rupar: Trump tires to dispel rumors he won't leave office "at the end of six years," calls the media "sick people" pic.twitter.com/57IQViqyBv— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2019

“F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations”

April 26, 2019, 3:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The F.B.I. director warned anew on Friday about Russia’s continued meddling in American elections, calling it a “significant counterintelligence threat.” The bureau has shifted additional agents and analysts to shore up defenses against foreign interference, according to a senior… Continue reading

“The Trump Campaign Conspired With the Russians. Mueller Proved It.”

April 25, 2019, 4:34 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jed Shugerman NYT oped: Even without knowing what is redacted, the report offers “substantial and credible information” of the Trump campaign conspiring or coordinating with the Russian government. Under federal criminal law, “conspiracy” does not require direct proof… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Cybersecurity proposal pits cyber pros against campaign finance hawks”

April 25, 2019, 7:29 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

WaPo: The Federal Election Commission could decide today whether nonpartisan groups can offer political campaigns free cybersecurity services, an issue that has made bedfellows of Republicans and Democrats but divided cyber pros and campaign finance hawks.The proposal’s authors, Hillary… Continue reading

“Mueller report shows Trump campaign left itself wide open to Russians, officials say”

April 25, 2019, 7:23 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC News: The Mueller report’s narrative of secret meetings between members of Donald Trump’s orbit and Russian operatives — contacts that occurred both before and after the 2016 election — portrays a political campaign that left itself open to… Continue reading

“In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump”

April 24, 2019, 6:47 amcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

NYT: In the months before Kirstjen Nielsen was forced to resign, she tried to focus the White House on one of her highest priorities as homeland security secretary: preparing for new and different Russian forms of interference in the… Continue reading

“Jared Kushner Dismisses Russian Election Interference as ‘Couple of Facebook Ads’”

April 23, 2019, 8:28 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, dismissed Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign on Tuesday as a “couple of Facebook ads” and said the investigation of it was far more damaging to the country than… Continue reading

“Is foreign election interference being normalized after Mueller report?” (Video of My Appearance on Meet the Press Daily)

April 23, 2019, 8:18 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

You can watch here.

“It is wrong to say ‘no collusion'”

April 22, 2019, 12:56 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Trevor Potter oped: The openness of the Trump campaign to obtain help from the Russian government is most clearly illustrated by communications of Trump Jr. regarding the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower. He was told a “Russian government attorney”… Continue reading

“The Mueller Report Makes It Clear: Trump Is Off the Hook in SDNY as Well”

April 22, 2019, 9:35 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Since the announcement of special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision to not indict President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice or any members of Trump’s family, critics of Trump who still feel… Continue reading