Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Kobach will represent himself in upcoming trial. Is it a smart move?”

February 4, 2018, 8:40 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle: When a federal lawsuit challenging Kansas’s proof of citizenship voter law goes to trial in March, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach plans to be in the courtroom. He’ll be the attorney defending the law he crafted. Rarely,… Continue reading

“Former Colorado GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud”

January 28, 2018, 10:22 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CBS News: The former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party was sentenced to four years of probation and 300 hours of community service for voter fraud. Steve Curtis blamed a “major diabetic episode” for causing him to vote his ex-wife’s… Continue reading

“Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files New Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Concealing Its Actions to Engage DOJ and DHS in Work of Commission on Election Integrity”

January 28, 2018, 9:54 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) for blocking the public release of information related to their efforts to investigate unfounded claims of… Continue reading

“Kris Kobach’s Office Leaks Last 4 Social Security Digits of Nearly Every Kansas Lawmaker and Thousands of State Employees, Including Kris Kobach”

January 25, 2018, 11:20 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Gizmodo: This is started to just get sad. Prior to receiving notice from Gizmodo this morning, Kris Kobach’s office was leaking sensitive information belonging to thousands of state employees, including himself and nearly every member of the Kansas state legislature.… Continue reading

“Trump election fraud commission bought Texas election data flagging Hispanic voters”

January 22, 2018, 10:02 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Donald Trump’s election fraud commission asked every state and the District for detailed voter registration data, but in Texas’s case it took an additional step: it asked to see Texas records that identify all voters with Hispanic surnames,… Continue reading

“Trump’s attempts to show voter fraud appear to have stalled”

January 21, 2018, 6:10 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The PBS News Hour reports.

“Judge Knocks DOJ Claim That Kobach Can’t Speak For Voter Fraud Panel”

January 20, 2018, 12:03 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: A federal judge didn’t buy the Justice Department’s argument that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach couldn’t speak to what was being done with the data collected by the now-defunct voter fraud commission he led. The judge ordered that… Continue reading

“DOJ: Kobach Has Agreed Not To Share Voter Fraud Panel Records With DHS”

January 17, 2018, 7:50 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM.

“White House says it will destroy Trump voter panel data, send no records to DHS”

January 10, 2018, 5:13 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: The White House’s new filing came as Dunlap urged the court to order the commission to preserve all records pending compliance with the judge’s order. Government attorneys asked the judge to toss out her order, saying it was moot… Continue reading

“White House Official Says Voter Fraud Panel Found Nothing, Will Delete Voter Data”

January 9, 2018, 10:25 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

HuffPost: A White House official told a federal judge Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission plans to delete the voter data it collected from about 20 states and contradicted the administration’s public statements saying the Department of… Continue reading

ACLU of Florida Files Emergency Motion Seeking to Stop Defunct Pence-Kobach Commission from Sharing Voter Data

January 9, 2018, 1:18 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Read it here.

“Contrary to his claims, Kobach not part of new voter fraud investigation, DHS says”

January 8, 2018, 7:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KC Star: Kobach, a candidate for governor, told The Star last week that he would “be working closely with DHS and the White House as the investigation moves forward.” He said that the agency would be looking for non-citizens on… Continue reading

“I was on Trump’s voter fraud commission. Its demise was inevitable.”

January 7, 2018, 8:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Matt Dunlap for WaPo.

Jonah Goldberg: “The Voter-Fraud Commission Dies a Partisan Death” (and My Own Thoughts on Thielen’s Laughable Oped)

January 7, 2018, 11:43 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jonah Goldberg: Michael Thielen, the executive director of the Republican National Lawyers Association, is upset that the White House disbanded the “voter-fraud commission.” He writes: … President Trump has shut down his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PACEI),… Continue reading

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