Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“The Paranoid Style of American Politics—Presidential Election Edition; Trying to counter viral election fraud claims is like playing whack-a-mole.”

November 30, 2020, 8:27 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jonathan Adler at Volokh: It is nearly a month since election day and yet discredited and debunked claims of election fraud or “irregularities” continue to go viral on social media platforms. Even some otherwise reputable commentators seem to get sucked… Continue reading

“Judge freezes voting machines in three Georgia counties”

November 30, 2020, 7:52 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: A judge assigned to a Republican-led lawsuit alleging widespread fraud in the presidential election in Georgia issued an order late Sunday night blocking plans to wipe or reset voting machines used in three counties in the… Continue reading

“Most Republicans Say They Doubt the Election. How Many Really Mean It?”

November 30, 2020, 7:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT’s The UpShot reports.

60 Minutes Interview: “Fired Director of US Cyber Agency Chris Krebs Explains Why President Trump’s Claims of Election Interference are False”

November 30, 2020, 7:37 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch the video.

“Trump slams judges’ election decisions: ‘What kind of a court system is this?'”

November 29, 2020, 12:39 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Trump continues his abhorrent delegitimization efforts. See also Fox News Lets Trump Spew Lies Unchecked In First Interview Since Election Day

Wisconsin: “Biden gains 87 votes in Trump’s $3 million Wisconsin recount as Dane County wraps up review. President plans lawsuit.”

November 29, 2020, 12:33 pmfraudulent fraud squad, recountsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin’s partial recount boosted Democrat Joe Biden’s victory by 87 votes Sunday as President Donald Trump said he was preparing a lawsuit to overturn the results.The completion of Dane County’s retallying of the vote came two days after … Continue reading

“20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election”

November 28, 2020, 6:27 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo deep dive: The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost.But Trump refused to see it that way. Sequestered in the White House and brooding out of public view after his election defeat, rageful and at times delirious in a… Continue reading

“In Key States, Republicans Were Critical in Resisting Trump’s Election Narrative”

November 28, 2020, 3:06 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Important NYT piece: If the president hoped Republicans across the country would fall in line behind his false and farcical claims that the election was somehow rigged on a mammoth scale by a nefarious multinational conspiracy, he was in… Continue reading

Breaking: Third Circuit Unanimously Rejects Trump Emergency Appeal in Pennsylvania Case [link to opinion]

November 27, 2020, 9:33 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

In a 21-page unanimous and scathing unpublished opinion, the Third Circuit has rejected the appeal of the Trump campaign in the Pennsylvania federal case challenging the election results. Judge Bibas, a Trump appointee, begins the opinion: “Free, fair elections… Continue reading

During Thanksgiving Press Availability, Trump Engaged in Repeated, Despicable Lies About Hundreds of Thousands of Fraudulent Votes Cast in Each State, Trying to Explain His Election Loss; FOX News Broadcast It in Full without Fact Checking

November 27, 2020, 7:22 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

You can watch the full remarks here. Let’s not be blasé about the President lying to the American people, falsely claiming hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes being cast per state. This is horrible and despicable. He’s proved none… Continue reading

“Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in Georgia turn Senate runoffs into a ‘high-wire act’ for Republicans”

November 27, 2020, 7:13 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Sen. David Perdue was encouraging a crowd at a gun club south of Atlanta to support him and fellow Republican Kelly Loeffler in their bids for Georgia’s Senate seats, which he called the only thing standing between America and… Continue reading

“Trump calls into Pennsylvania hearing, rambles about voter fraud on speakerphone”

November 25, 2020, 5:05 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: President Donald Trump on Wednesday phoned into a Pennsylvania state Senate hearing where his lawyers were appearing as part of their shriveling legal battle against the election results.After calling his lawyers in the middle of the hearing… Continue reading

Donor Sues True the Vote Claiming He Gave $2.5 Million to Fund Jim Bopp Litigation to Expose Fraud in Battleground States to Help Trump, But the Group Withdrew Their Complaints and Did Nothing. He Wants a Refund.

November 25, 2020, 3:39 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Read the complaint here (via Cameron Langford). One of the allegations of the complaint is that TTV withdrew the 4 lawsuits in cooperation with the Trump campaign. Can’t wait to hear the rest of this story. More thoughts in… Continue reading

NY GOP House Candidate Claudia Tenney in Razor Tight #NY22 Case Goes on Fox’s “Ingraham Angle” to Raise Fraud Concerns

November 25, 2020, 6:16 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Nice illustration of how gross incompetence in election administration can be spun as fraud.

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