Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

As Path to Overturn Pennsylvania Election Results Closes Completely, Trump Campaign Apparently Abandons Seeking Supreme Court Emergency Relief in Third Circuit Case

December 4, 2020, 8:34 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Philadelphia Inquirer: If its fate had not been abundantly clear already, President Donald Trump’s dream of having Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled legislature overturn the state’s election results received what appeared to be its final death blows Thursday with a late-night order… Continue reading

“Trump Fundraising Surges After Election As He Makes False Claims It Was Rigged”

December 4, 2020, 7:55 amcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tamara Keith for NPR: After President Trump lost the election to President-elect Joe Biden, the campaign’s emails and texts to supporters carried on, urgently pushing them to donate money — a strategy that seems to have paid off.The Trump campaign,… Continue reading

Latest Sidney Powell Bonkers Lawsuit Contains ApparentTypo, Falsely Says Voting Machines Flipping Votes from Biden to Trump

December 4, 2020, 7:45 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Funny if it were not so despicable: Whoops. The latest legal filing from former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in her Georgia lawsuit accuses Dominion voting machines of flipping votes from Biden to Trump — which would mean the president gained… Continue reading

“A Sketchy Trump Appointee At Census Is Involved In Wacky GA Election Lawsuit”

December 3, 2020, 8:21 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM: A top Trump-appointed Census Bureau official who was installed this summer under controversial circumstances is also serving as an expert for a Georgia lawsuit seeking to stave off the President’s defeat in the state.Ben Overholt —… Continue reading

“Trump’s grievances feed menacing undertow after the election”

December 3, 2020, 7:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: The last throes of Donald Trump’s presidency have turned ugly — even dangerous.Death threats are on the rise. Local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding. A Trump campaign lawyer is declaring publicly that a federal… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump legal crusade peppered with bizarre blunders”

December 3, 2020, 6:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Sidney Powell released the Kraken. And it turns out the mythological sea beast can’t spell, is terrible at geography and keeps mislabeling plaintiffs in court.A congressional candidate Powell claimed to represent in one lawsuit said that, in fact, he… Continue reading

“Gift or Contract? Eshelman v. True the Vote”

December 3, 2020, 6:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jeremy Telman at Contracts Law Blog.

“Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant”

December 2, 2020, 5:15 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo reports. Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright falsehoods in which he declared the nation’s election system… Continue reading

“Army Hits Back Against False Claim that Soldiers Died in CIA Op to Nab Election Servers”

December 2, 2020, 7:59 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Military Times: A retired Air Force three-star general reignited baseless conspiratorial claims about U.S. troops’ involvement in clandestine missions in the wake of the presidential election — claims an Army official said are 100% false.No Special Forces soldiers were… Continue reading

“More and More Republican Officials Are Standing Up to Trump and His Effort to Overturn the Election”

December 1, 2020, 2:14 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: On Monday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey added his name to the list of Republican officials who have acted admirably to uphold the rule of law following President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attacks… Continue reading

“Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome”

December 1, 2020, 11:24 amDepartment of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.His comments come despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the election… Continue reading

“Judge: ‘Precious little proof’ in Georgia election fraud suit”

November 30, 2020, 9:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: A judge handling an election-fraud lawsuit brought by allies of President Donald Trump said the case was backed by “precious little proof,” but went on to issue a restraining order aimed at blocking three Georgia counties… Continue reading

“GOP senators’ strategy on Trump’s election fraud claims: Keep quiet and carry on”

November 30, 2020, 8:43 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: A wide range of Republican senators are shrugging off President Donald Trump’s evidence-free claims that mass voter fraud cost him the election, ignoring their party leader’s relentless attacks against a foundation of American democracy amid their growing expectation… Continue reading

“Trump campaign lawyer says former cybersecurity chief should be ‘shot'”

November 30, 2020, 8:28 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Despicable and grounds for bar disciplinary proceedings if not more: An attorney for President Donald Trump’s reelection efforts said on Monday that Chris Krebs, the former head of U.S. cybersecurity, should be “shot” for going against the president’s conspiracy theories… Continue reading