Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“A voting technology company at the center of election conspiracy theories demanded a retraction from Fox News, accusing them of ‘a concerted disinformation campaign'”

December 14, 2020, 10:16 amfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Business Insider: The election software company Smartmatic is demanding retractions from right-wing media outlets, accusing them of spreading conspiracy theories about its role in the 2020 elections.In a letter obtained by Insider, Smartmatic accused Fox News of engaging in… Continue reading

Kris Kobach, Whose Discriminatory Kansas Voting Law Just Lost at the Supreme Court, Also Advised Texas on Suit Attempting to Steal the Election That Supreme Court Rejected Friday

December 14, 2020, 10:11 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry: Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law said Kansas “never should have even taken the case to the Supreme Court in the first place given Kobach’s utter failure in… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court Will Not Hear Kansas Case (Formerly Known as Fish v. Kobach) Striking Down Law Requiring Documentary Proof of Citizenship Before Registering to Vote

December 14, 2020, 6:34 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This is great news. No noted, dissents, and Justice Gorsuch did not participate (perhaps he dealt with the case earlier on the 10th Circuit). In my book Election Meltdown, I talked about how the trial in the case was… Continue reading

“A Stunning Passage from the Latest Court Rejection of Team Trump”

December 13, 2020, 5:09 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Andrew McCarthy at National Review: The most telling aspect of the Wisconsin federal district court’s rejection of another Trump campaign lawsuit on Saturday is so obvious it is easy to miss. And no, it is not that the rejecting was… Continue reading

“Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington”

December 13, 2020, 5:01 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle Saturday, two days before the electoral college will make the president’s loss official.In smaller numbers than their gathering last … Continue reading

“Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat”

December 13, 2020, 4:53 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A day after President Trump’s stinging defeat in the Supreme Court, Republicans around the country seemed to be having trouble finding the right words.The bellicose statements from some quarters that had characterized the postelection period — claims of… Continue reading

True the Vote Email Suggests Intrigue Over Dropping Election Disputes in 4 States (Now Subject to Litigation), Hints at Potential Violence to Come

December 13, 2020, 4:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

In light of this lawsuit against True the Vote, I found this part of a new email interesting: It also contains this ominous description of the rioting by Proud Boys on Saturday night in DC following what the head of… Continue reading

“Sidney Powell’s secret ‘military intelligence expert,’ key to fraud claims in election lawsuits, never worked in military intelligence”

December 12, 2020, 3:53 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The witness is code-named “Spyder.” Or sometimes “Spider.” His identity is so closely guarded that lawyer Sidney Powell has sought to keep it even from opposing counsel. And his account of vulnerability to international sabotage… Continue reading

Must-Read Adam Serwer: “If You Didn’t Vote for Trump, Your Vote Is Fraudulent”

December 11, 2020, 7:17 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

In The Atlantic: The Michigan protester’s declaration that Trump won the election (by a landslide, no less) falls into the same category. The majority of people who make such declarations understand that in fact, Trump did not win, that he… Continue reading

“In Blistering Retort, 4 Battleground States Tell Texas to Butt Out of Election”

December 10, 2020, 8:57 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT: In blistering language denouncing Republican efforts to subvert the election, the attorneys general for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the victories in those states by… Continue reading

“Here’s what happened when a Georgia lawmaker scrutinized the Trump campaign’s list of allegedly illegal votes”

December 10, 2020, 8:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: When Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen (D) reviewed a list of voters who President Trump’s campaign claimed cast illegal ballots in the state, three names caught her eye: two friends and a constituent.For days, Nguyen pored over public records,… Continue reading

“With time running out, Trump and GOP allies turn up pressure on Supreme Court in election assault”

December 10, 2020, 8:39 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: With his legal options dwindling and time running out before a key electoral college deadline, President Trump on Thursday ramped up pressure on the Supreme Court to help overturn Joe Biden’s victory, gaining the support of more than 100… Continue reading

“More than half of House Republicans support Texas lawsuit challenging election results”

December 10, 2020, 8:36 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: A majority of House Republicans have signed onto an amicus brief in a Texas lawsuit seeking unprecedented judicial intervention in disallowing millions of votes and the election results from four key swing states that went for President-elect Joe Biden.Rep.… Continue reading

Pennsylvania Skewers Texas in Supreme Court Filing in Which Texas Seeks to Overturn Election Results in 4 States (including PA)

December 10, 2020, 11:37 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the filing: Since Election Day, State and Federal courts throughout the country have been flooded with frivolous lawsuits aimed at disenfranchising large swaths of voters and undermining the legitimacy of the election. The State of Texas has now… Continue reading

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