Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“A voter fraud movement is growing in Louisiana. Election officials say it’s baseless.”

January 9, 2023, 8:01 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Nola.com: Louisiana might seem an unlikely battleground for claims that the 2020 election was rigged to steal the election from then-President Donald Trump. After all, Trump won Louisiana’s electoral votes by a huge margin, garnering even more votes here… Continue reading

“Trump’s offensive against Ruby Freeman reaches an ugly new level; As Donald Trump renews his offensive against an innocent election worker in Georgia, remember that his own team told him these claims weren’t true.”

January 4, 2023, 4:51 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steve Benen for MaddowBlog.

Breaking: Kari Lake’s Election Contest Fails in Arizona Because of Utter Failure of Proof

December 24, 2022, 10:21 amfraudulent fraud squad, recountsRick Hasen

An Arizona trial court has ruled that Kari Lake’s attempt to contest the results of the Arizona gubernatorial election has failed because Lake utterly failed to prove that there was any intentional misconduct, much less misconduct that could have affected… Continue reading

“The Michigan lawyer pushing Trump’s voter-fraud fictions in U.S. courts”

December 24, 2022, 8:13 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Reuters special report: Stefanie Lambert was a Detroit defense lawyer working on a succession of routine criminal cases – theft, drug possession and firearms charges. Then Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss transformed her life. As Trump started falsely alleging voter… Continue reading

“Lawyer aiding Trump in late 2020 emailed Kobach, others about Pence, Jan. 6 report says

December 23, 2022, 10:08 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KC Star: Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach was among a group of eight attorneys in December 2020 who received an email from pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman that discussed potential intervention by the vice president on Jan. 6, 2021, according to… Continue reading

“As Republicans inch away from election denialism, one activist digs in”

December 22, 2022, 8:57 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: Harry Wait marched into the courthouse, walked through a metal detector and planted himself on a bench in the ornate lobby. His supporters, some wearing bright yellow “Free Harry” T-shirts, chatted amiably as they followed him… Continue reading

“No evidence of misconduct in first day of Kari Lake election-challenge trial”

December 22, 2022, 8:49 amfraudulent fraud squad, recountsRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The first day of an evidence trial based on an election-challenge lawsuit by Republican governor candidate Kari Lake raised plentiful suspicions but did not reveal evidence of the misconduct she alleged. Lake, a Republican endorsed by former President… Continue reading

“In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims”

December 21, 2022, 2:58 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: On Nov. 30, 2020, Sean Hannity hosted Sidney Powell on his prime-time Fox News program. As she had in many other interviews around that time — on Fox and elsewhere in right-wing media — Ms. Powell, a former… Continue reading

Arizona: “Judge rejects Finchem’s lawsuit seeking new secretary of state election; request for sanctions OK’d”

December 17, 2022, 7:26 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A judge Friday evening dismissed Rep. Mark Finchem’s lawsuit seeking a do-over of the race for Arizona secretary of state and affirmed Adrian Fontes as winner of the Nov. 8 election. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa… Continue reading

“Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination”

December 14, 2022, 9:55 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: Another case that Leo groups have sought to influence is Moore v. Harper, which could have sweeping implications for American democracy. The question posed in the case is whether the Constitution affords state legislatures the power to create… Continue reading

“How Kari Lake’s campaign to be the Trump of 2022 unraveled”

December 12, 2022, 6:48 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: After Kari Lake rode former president Donald Trump’s endorsement to the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona, some of her aides and allies urged her to moderate her campaign to compete in the November election. Advisers wanted her… Continue reading

“Ethics Chair Struggles Over Whether Giuliani Crossed A Line”

December 9, 2022, 5:52 amelectoral college, fraudulent fraud squadDerek Muller

Kate Buehler at Law360: The chairman of a D.C. ethics committee deciding whether Rudy Giuliani violated legal ethics rules by filing a lawsuit aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Pennsylvania said Thursday he was struggling to… Continue reading

“Trump ally Sidney Powell asks court to overturn sanctions over election lawsuit”

December 8, 2022, 2:38 pmfraudulent fraud squadDerek Muller

Reuters: Sidney Powell and other conservative lawyers who sued to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Michigan asked a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to overturn an order sanctioning them for pressing “frivolous” election claims. During oral arguments… Continue reading

“Rudy Giuliani: Ethics charges for election fraud claims take major step forward with trial-like hearing in DC”

December 5, 2022, 6:51 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadDerek Muller

Tierney Sneed at CNN: The efforts to discipline attorneys who aided former President Donald Trump’s legal gambits to undermine the 2020 election take a major step forward Monday with the start of key disciplinary proceedings in Washington, DC, that… Continue reading

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