Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Dark-money GOP fund funneled millions of dollars to groups that pushed voter fraud claims”

January 13, 2021, 11:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNBC: A dark-money group used by Republican donors funneled millions of dollars toward high-profile conservative organizations that pushed and in some cases investigated claims of election fraud either before or after Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in November.Many of… Continue reading

“First it was ‘fraud,’ then they just didn’t like the rules: How Pa. Republicans justified trying to overturn an election”

January 13, 2021, 7:06 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: Yet the congressmen and others from Pennsylvania nevertheless spent months supporting the claim that widespread fraud, procedural decisions, or irregularities undermined the integrity of the election, lending their authority to the argument that the very foundation of… Continue reading

“Supreme Court won’t fast-track Trump challenges to election results”

January 11, 2021, 8:03 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: As expected, the Supreme Court refused Monday to fast-track a batch of challenges to the presidential election filed by President Trump and his allies.The rejections came without comment or noted dissent, and were formal notifications of what already… Continue reading

“The GOP’s sudden and convenient distancing from Trump’s voter fraud claims”

January 10, 2021, 8:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo.

“Fact-checking Josh Hawley’s claim about Pennsylvania’s election law | PolitFact”

January 10, 2021, 7:59 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politfact reports. Hawley’s central argument is that a new state law about voting by mail — passed not “last year” but in the fall of 2019 — conflicts with the state’s constitution. The courts have not backed up his argument,… Continue reading

“Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result”

January 5, 2021, 8:04 pmchicanery, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump on Tuesday that he did not believe he had the power to block congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the presidential election despite Mr. Trump’s baseless insistence that he… Continue reading

Ted Cruz Will Object to Arizona Electors So He Can Get to Speak First When Senate Debates Objections Wednesday. Really Despicable Conduct from Someone Who Knows Better

January 5, 2021, 1:21 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo. Unlike Trump, Cruz knows better. He’s smart. This is just evil.

“Trump’s call is still a crime, even if he believes his own fraud fantasies”

January 5, 2021, 12:59 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Trevor Potter and Mark Gaber in WaPo: Although a criminal conviction does require proof of intent — proof Trump knew he was asking for nonexistent votes to be counted in his favor — a person cannot avoid criminal liability… Continue reading

My Appearance on the PBS News Hour: “Trump’s attempt to ‘manufacture votes’ in Georgia raises legal questions”

January 4, 2021, 8:23 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch my interview with Judy Woodruff here.

“Donald Trump Should Be Prosecuted for His Shakedown of Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger”

January 4, 2021, 8:59 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: President Donald Trump likely broke both federal and state law in a Saturday phone call during which he encouraged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn… Continue reading

“We Can’t Let Our Elections Be This Vulnerable Again”

January 4, 2021, 8:57 amchicanery, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins: The 2020 election and its aftermath have laid bare an unhappy truth: Many of the familiar procedures for translating the people’s will into the choice of a president depend on… Continue reading

“MAGA marchers plot final D.C. stand on Jan. 6”

January 4, 2021, 8:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Timed to the day when Congress will formally certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win, the MAGA crowd is trying to pressure Vice President Mike Pence and Republican lawmakers to refuse to seat Biden over fabricated voter-fraud claims. It’s a doomed… Continue reading

“POLITICO Playbook: The backstory of Trump’s Georgia call”

January 4, 2021, 6:51 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Marc Caputo: It started on Saturday when Trump and his team reached out to talk to Raffensperger, who, according to an adviser, felt he would be unethically pressured by the president. Raffensperger had been here before: In November he accused… Continue reading

“‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor”

January 3, 2021, 8:43 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Amy Gardner exclusive for WaPo: President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in an extraordinary one-hour phone call Saturday that legal scholars described as a flagrant abuse… Continue reading