Category Archives: campaigns
“Trump pledges to reject dirt from other countries on 2020 foes”
Roll Call:
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to reject any dirt on his 2020 opponents that originates in a foreign country, just a week after his personal attorney canceled a trip to Ukraine allegedly to search for just… Continue reading
“Rudy Giuliani Cancels His Trip to Ukraine, Blaming Democrats’ ‘Spin’”
NYT:
Facing withering attacks accusing him of seeking foreign assistance for President Trump’s re-election campaign, Rudolph W. Giuliani announced on Friday night that he had canceled a trip to Kiev in which he planned to push the incoming Ukrainian government… Continue reading
“FBI to meet with Florida delegation to discuss Russian hacking”
Politico:
The FBI will hold a classified briefing with members of the Florida congressional delegation next week about suspected Russian hacking during the 2016 elections.The FBI is scheduled to meet with House members May 16. The agency will sit down… Continue reading
Michigan Will Allow “Ballot Selfies”
Release:
Joel Crookston and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson submitted a stipulated order to dismiss to Judge Janet T. Neff of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan today, asking her to recognize settlement… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Denounces ‘Dishonest’ Fund-Raising That Uses President’s Name and Picture”
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.”
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”
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
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)
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”
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.”
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”
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”
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