“Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why”
Useful overview from Politifact.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“GOP senators ready to acknowledge Biden won but struggle with Trump’s refusal to concede”
CNN:
A growing number of Senate Republicans are ready to publicly acknowledge what’s been widely known for weeks but what they’ve refused to say: Joe Biden won the presidency and will be sworn in on January 20.What they’re less certain… Continue reading
Federal Court in Wisconsin Dismisses Another “Kraken” Lawsuit
From the decision:
The election that preceded this lawsuit was emotional and often divisive.The pleadings that have been filed over the past week are passionate andurgent. People have strong, deep feelings about the right to vote, the freedom and… Continue reading
“17 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump in Far-Fetched Election Lawsuit”
NYT:
Despite dozens of judges and courts rejecting challenges to the election, Republican attorneys general in 17 states on Wednesday backed President Trump in his increasingly desperate and audacious legal campaign to reverse the results.The show of support, in a … Continue reading
Must-read Lisa Manheim: “Texas can’t block votes cast in other states. Absurdly, it’s trying.”
Lisa Manheim in WaPo:
The litigation is legally incoherent, factually untethered and based on theories of remedy that fundamentally misunderstand the electoral process. At the core, it is an uninspired retread of the many state-level claims that already have imploded… Continue reading
“Trump warns Georgia AG not to rally other Republicans against Texas lawsuit”
AJC:
President Donald Trump warned Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr not to rally other Republican officials against a long-shot Texas lawsuit seeking to toss out the state’s election results, according to several people with direct knowledge of the conversation.The… Continue reading
A Sidney Powell Sleight-of-Hand on Claims of Manipulation of Electronic Voting Systems? (Or What Happened to the Keshavarz-Nia Statement)
A reader passes along the following, which I have not had a chance to independently verify. Happy to hear any corrections or additions:
Background:As you know, President Trump’s former attorney Sidney Powell filed her so-called “Kraken” lawsuits in district courts… Continue reading
Must-Read Trip Gabriel: “Even in Defeat, Trump Tightens Grip on State G.O.P. Lawmakers”
NYT:
Last week, allies of President Trump accused Republican leaders in Pennsylvania of being “cowards” and “liars” and of letting America down.Mr. Trump himself called top Republicans in the General Assembly in his crusade to twist the arms of… Continue reading
Supreme Court Asks For Responses in Texas Bonkers Lawsuit By Tomorrow; Trump Tweets He Will Intervene. This Will All Amount to Nothing
Here’s the docket. [corrected link]
Trump tweeted that he’s intervened and sought to distance himself from the unanimous loss at the Supreme Court yesterday by Rep. Kelly.
I explained here and to the NY Times why the Texas… Continue reading
“Christopher Krebs sues Trump campaign, lawyer Joe diGenova for defamation”
WaPo:
The former top U.S. cybersecurity official responsible for securing November’s presidential election sued the Trump campaign and one of its lawyers for defamation Tuesday, asserting that they conspired to falsely claim the election was stolen, attack dissenting Republicans and… Continue reading
VoteBeat: “The coming fight over the future of voting”
Votebeat:
The extraordinary 2020 election served as a grand experiment in voting and tested local governments in myriad ways. The next general elections likely won’t take place during a pandemic, but some expanded access to the vote could be here… Continue reading
“State of Michigan preparing to intervene in Antrim County lawsuit alleging voter fraud”
Detroit Free Press:
The state of Michigan is preparing to intervene in a lawsuit alleging fraud in Antrim County as the small GOP stronghold in northern Michigan is emerging as a last hope for allies of President Donald Trump… Continue reading
“NV Supreme Court denies Trump campaign lawsuit seeking overturn of presidential election” (This happened, last night, within the safe harbor)
Nevada Independent:
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to dismiss an appeal filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to overturn the state’s presidential election results.Members of the court wrote in a 6-0 opinion published late Tuesday that… Continue reading
“As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening”
NYT:
With a key deadline passing Tuesday that all but ends his legal challenges to the election, President Trump’s frenzied campaign to overturn the results has reached an inflection point: Certified slates of electors to the Electoral College are now… Continue reading