“The man who cries voter fraud”
The Guardian has this profile of Hans von Spakovsky, who authored the FEC chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“GOP jump-starts 2024 election challenges with Trump-inspired lawsuits”
Washington Post:
The Republican National Committee has expanded legal challenges to voting and election procedures in key swing states since March, when presumptive nominee Donald Trump installed new party leaders with a mandate to pursue his unsubstantiated claims of… Continue reading
“Trump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg With Prison In Unhinged Truth Social Rant”
Gizmodo: “Donald Trump threatened to put ‘election fraudsters’ in prison, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a new rant on Truth Social Tuesday morning. . . . Trump made the threat against Zuckerberg during a post about the SAVE… Continue reading
Elon Musk Tweets that Those Who Oppose House Republican Bill That Would Require Documentary Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote are “TRAITORS” and Asks “What is the penalty for traitors again?”
Despicable tweet, via Fox News (which notes that Democrats are whipping against the bill).
This bill won’t go anywhere in the Senate, but this rhetoric is toxic, especially from the owner of a major social media platform. (Yes, he… Continue reading
“In Shasta County, Calif., fights over elections have left wounds that just won’t heal”
“GOP colleagues sneer at Rep. Good’s election complaints”
Axios:
Rep. Bob Good‘s (R-Va.) efforts to sow doubts about the results of his too-close-to-call GOP primary are being met with eye rolls from many of his House Republican colleagues.
Why it matters: The House Freedom Caucus chair is tapping… Continue reading
“Trump, GOP urge early and mail voting while continuing to raise specter of voter fraud”
Calabresi “Misspeak[s]” on Whether the 2020 Election Was Stolen
Yesterday I linked to and questioned Steven Calabresi at Volokh, saying among other things: “As a result, many Republicans, myself included, thought that the 2020 presidential election was probably stolen, even though that fact could not be proved in a… Continue reading
“A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies”
NYT, with the subhed: “Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she’s part of ‘the deep state cabal.'”
“Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul charges former Trump associates in fake elector scheme”
Molly Beck for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed felony forgery charges against an aide and two attorneys who worked for former President Donald Trump in 2020 for their part in designing and executing a… Continue reading
“D.C. ethics board recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred”
NBC News:
The D.C. Bar’s Board on Professional Responsibility on Friday recommended that Rudy Giuliani be barred from practicing law in the nation’s capital.
In its report, the board cited Giuliani’s work in Pennsylvania following the 2020 presidential election in… Continue reading
“Marco Rubio spreads debunked election claims about 2020 ballots”
WaPo:
In the contest to join former president Donald Trump on the 2024 ticket as his running mate, aspirants have had to follow his path on questioning election integrity in the United States. Many refuse to say they would accept … Continue reading
Publisher of “2000 Mules” Film Depicting Bogus Claims of Voter Fraud by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote Apologizes to Voter Falsely Accused of Fraud, Won’t Distribute Film Any Longer
When will people learn not to trust the fraudulent fraud squad? Via Tom Dreisbach:
The publisher of @DineshDSouza's election conspiracy theory film and book "2,000 Mules" has issued an apology to a Georgia voter accused in the film of… Continue reading
Elon Musk Prepares to Join the Fraudulent Fraud Squad
WSJ:
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have discussed a possible advisory role for the Tesla leader should the presumptive Republican nominee reclaim the White House, the latest sign that the once-frosty relationship between the two men has thawed.
The role… Continue reading