Category Archives: campaigns

“The Cybersecurity 202: Russia’s efforts to target U.K. elections a stark warning for 2020”

December 9, 2019, 8:51 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: An alleged Russian influence campaign to undermine this week’s British elections shows how tough it will be to keep foreign influence out of the 2020 U.S. contest.Russian-backed accounts on Reddit actively worked to boost the trove of documents appearing… Continue reading

“Nonprofit founded by Donald Trump allies plans to give away $25,000 in cash at upcoming Cleveland event”

December 8, 2019, 8:19 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Prominent supporters of President Donald Trump say they’re planning an event in Downtown Cleveland next weekend, attended by Trump administration officials, that will include a $25,000 cash giveaway for the general public…. Lanier said the event will be held… Continue reading

Is Mike Bloomberg Breaking the Law by Continuing to Control Bloomberg News While a Presidential Candidate?[UPDATE: Probably Not]

December 5, 2019, 8:55 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

News item: Michael Bloomberg temporarily had a tiny but extremely questionable advantage in the 2020 presidential race: if you typed “Mike” into one of his company’s roughly 325,000 news terminals around the globe, you were redirected to his campaign site, … Continue reading

“Indictment Details How Emirates Sought Influence in 2016 Campaign”

December 5, 2019, 8:13 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The indictment accused Mr. Nader of funneling more than $3.5 million in illicit campaign donations through Mr. Khawaja to buy access and influence in Washington — initially with Mrs. Clinton and her Democratic allies during the 2016 campaign, and… Continue reading

New DOJ Indictment Alleges Millions of Dollars in Foreign Money Illegally Funneled to Support Hillary Clinton in 2016

December 3, 2019, 4:39 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The indictment includes George Nader, who appears to have been seeking influence in both the Trump and Clinton campaigns (and is now being held on child pornography charges): Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online… Continue reading

“300+ Trump Ads Taken Down by Google, YouTube”

December 2, 2019, 7:28 amcampaignsRick Hasen

60 Minutes reports.

Republicans Plan for Misleading Websites in Upcoming Texas Elections

November 26, 2019, 7:00 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Dallas Morning News: In a bizarre political blunder, a document laying out the Republican Party of Texas’s election strategy for the 2020 elections has ended up in the hands of Texas Democrats. Attacking Democratic candidates through websites and mitigating… Continue reading

Senator John Kennedy Backs Away from Ridiculous Statement That Ukraine Not Russia Interfered in 2016 Elections

November 25, 2019, 8:37 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: "I was wrong," says GOP Sen. John Kennedy, backtracking after he repeated a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 US election. "It was Russia who tried to hack the DNC computer. I’ve seen no indication that… Continue reading

“Charges of Ukrainian Meddling? A Russian Operation, U.S. Intelligence Says”

November 22, 2019, 12:53 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have sought for weeks amid the impeachment inquiry to shift attention to President Trump’s demands that Ukraine investigate any 2016 election meddling, defending it as a legitimate concern while Democrats accuse Mr. Trump of pursuing fringe theories for… Continue reading

“Trump may withhold tax returns and appear on ballot, California Supreme Court rules”

November 21, 2019, 1:44 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

LAT: President Trump may appear on California’s primary ballot without having to disclose his tax returns, the state’s highest court decided Thursday. In a unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court said the requirement that presidential candidates must disclose their tax… Continue reading

California Supreme Court Issuing Opinion Thursday Morning Likely Blocking CA Law Requiring Presidential Candidates to Produce Their Tax Returns

November 20, 2019, 11:10 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Filing tomorrow (h/t At the Lectern).

“Grassroots Money Beats Amazon in Seattle; ‘Democracy dollars’ and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.”

November 15, 2019, 1:32 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Nick Nyhart and Adam Eichen at TAP.

“Democrats Look to Build Case That Trump Tried to Bribe or Extort Ukraine”

November 12, 2019, 9:15 pmbribery, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A top Democratic official said the witnesses — William B. Taylor Jr., the top diplomat in Ukraine, and George P. Kent, a senior State Department official — would lay out a timeline of serious misconduct by Mr. Trump and… Continue reading

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