Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“The Truth About Georgia’s Voting Law”

April 8, 2021, 7:43 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Derek Thompson for The Atlantic: What can we honestly say about the new Georgia voting-rights law? The legislation is based on a craven conspiracy theory about 2020 voter fraud. It has drawn a barrage of criticism from Democrats, including the… Continue reading

“Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law”

April 8, 2021, 7:31 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: A top Georgia Republican said Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani’s false claims of election fraud — which were presented before state lawmakers — created momentum for a package of voting rights restrictions that recently became state law.“This is really… Continue reading

Michigan: “Nessel asks judge to consider Sidney Powell’s ‘stunning admissions’ in deciding sanctions”

April 8, 2021, 7:24 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday asked a federal judge to consider GOP lawyer Sidney Powell’s “stunning admissions” in deciding whether to sanction her for a lawsuit filed after the November election in Michigan’s federal eastern district… Continue reading

If Trump Were Allowed Back on Twitter, He Would Continue to Falsely Claim the Election Was Stolen and Undermine Election Integrity

April 5, 2021, 7:41 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Here’s the statement he issued on Good Friday:

Politifact Rates as “Mostly False” Statement That Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote.”

April 4, 2021, 3:45 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The latest.

“Dominion Voting Systems accuses ex-Michigan senator of ‘disinformation campaign'”

April 4, 2021, 2:50 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Dominion Voting Systems is demanding that Patrick Colbeck, a former Michigan lawmaker, retract “false claims” he’s been making about the company in PowerPoint presentations.Dominion sent Colbeck, who’s from Canton, a letter on Friday, according to a document obtained… Continue reading

Brennan Center: Number of Suppressive Voting Bills Up to 361; 5 Laws Already Enacted

April 1, 2021, 7:10 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New roundup: In a backlash to 2020’s historic voter turnout, and under the pretense of responding to baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, state lawmakers have introduced a startling number of bills to curb the vote.… Continue reading

“Arizona Senate hires a ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to lead 2020 election audit”

March 31, 2021, 5:18 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AZ Mirror: The audit team that Senate President Karen Fann selected to examine the 2020 general election in Maricopa County will be led by a company owned by an advocate of the “Stop the Steal” movement who repeatedly alleged on… Continue reading

“The bogus claim that Democrats seek to register ‘illegal aliens’ to vote” (Heritage Earns 4 Pinocchios)

March 31, 2021, 7:16 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo Fact Checker: In this ad, Heritage Action has taken a somewhat remote possibility that undocumented immigrants would be registered as voters under AVR and turned it into a Democrat desire — that they “want to register illegal aliens.”First of… Continue reading

“Former Trump adviser takes prominent role in voting battle”

March 28, 2021, 4:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: A GOP lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results is now playing a central role coordinating the Republican effort to tighten voting laws around the country.Cleta Mitchell, a longtime Republican… Continue reading

“Republicans set to quiz tech CEOs on election misinformation tweeted #StopTheSteal themselves”

March 24, 2021, 5:11 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: House Democrats seeking to drill down on the spread of election fraud falsehoods on social media in advance of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot need to look no further than some of their Republican colleagues.A Washington Post analysis… Continue reading

“G.O.P. and Allies Draft ‘Best Practices’ for Restricting Voting”

March 23, 2021, 6:59 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: In late January, a small group of dedicated volunteers from the conservative Heritage Action for America met with Republican legislators in Georgia, delivering a letter containing detailed proposals for rolling back access to voting. Within days, bills to restrict… Continue reading

“Trump’s Former Lawyer Now Argues ‘No Reasonable Person’ Would Believe Her Voter Fraud Lies Were ‘Fact’; Powell is facing billion-dollar lawsuits after accusing voting technology companies of rigging the election”

March 23, 2021, 8:43 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zoe Tillman for BuzzFeed: Sidney Powell argued Monday that she couldn’t be sued for defamation for repeatedly promoting false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being rigged because “no reasonable person would” believe that her comments “were truly statements of… Continue reading

“Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia; The former president is expected to endorse Rep. Jody Hice, who supported Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, against the Georgia secretary of state.”

March 22, 2021, 8:12 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico: Former President Donald Trump is expected to endorse Rep. Jody Hice in a campaign to unseat Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in next year’s Republican primary, according to three people familiar with Trump’s decision.Trump publicly seethed about… Continue reading

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