Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“In Restricting Early Voting, the Right Sees a New ‘Center of Gravity’”

March 19, 2021, 7:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: For more than a decade, the Susan B. Anthony List and the American Principles Project have pursued cultural and policy priorities from the social conservative playbook, backing laws to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat could be detected and… Continue reading

“US intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists”

March 18, 2021, 6:59 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: US intelligence agencies believe that “narratives of fraud in the recent general election” and “the emboldening impact of the violent breach of the US Capitol” will “almost certainly” spur domestic extremists to try to engage in additional acts of… Continue reading

“Kobach teamed up with Wichita businessman to sell COVID-killing device. An investigation found no validity to their claims.”

March 15, 2021, 8:14 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LOL.

“How GOP-Backed Voting Measures Could Create Hurdles for Tens of Millions of Voters”

March 11, 2021, 8:09 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Deep WaPo dive: The GOP’s national push to enact hundreds of new election restrictions could strain every available method of voting for tens of millions of Americans, potentially amounting to the most sweeping contraction of ballot access in the United… Continue reading

“The Recount Arizona Republicans Are Calling for Has Big Implications”

March 9, 2021, 6:58 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: After winning a lawsuit to take possession of all of the 2020 presidential ballots and election equipment in Arizona’s most populous county, Arizona’s Republican-led Senate is poised to take 2020’s post-election brawls into new territory where investigating unproven… Continue reading

Supreme Court, Without Comment, Rejects Final Trump Election Cert. Petition

March 8, 2021, 6:35 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Order list.

Trump Continues to Lie About the 2020 Election Being Stolen in CPAC Speech

March 1, 2021, 8:35 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

From the speech transcript: Another one of the most urgent issues facing the Republican Party is that of ensuring fair, honest, and secure elections. Such a disgrace. Such a disgrace. Such a disgrace. We must pass comprehensive election reforms and… Continue reading

“At conservative conference, Trump’s election falsehoods flourish”

February 28, 2021, 8:08 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Right Side Broadcasting Network was streaming the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the content was becoming a problem. One of the weekend’s first panels had brought a lawyer for Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign together with other anti-“voter fraud” crusaders,… Continue reading

“Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies”

February 26, 2021, 7:02 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by algorithms… Continue reading

Larry Tribe Calls Out Justice Thomas’s Trolling of Heather Gerken on Election Fraud in Recent Dissent

February 25, 2021, 6:46 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tribe in The Hill: Justice Thomas’s solo dissent is another matter altogether. The question at hand concerned only the relationship between a state legislature and the state constitution as construed by the state’s highest court. But Thomas seized the opportunity… Continue reading

“Republican leader Steve Scalise refuses to admit Trump lost election to Biden”

February 21, 2021, 5:40 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian: A senior Republican House leader has refused to admit Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump.Growing number of Republican donors aim to prise party from Trump influenceRead moreCongressman Steve Scalise of Louisiana,… Continue reading

“State GOP lawmakers propose flurry of voting restrictions to placate Trump supporters, spurring fears of a backlash”

February 21, 2021, 5:38 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: GOP state lawmakers across the country have proposed a flurry of voting restrictions that they say are needed to restore confidence in U.S. elections, an effort intended to placate supporters of former president Donald Trump who believe his false… Continue reading

“Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged”

February 19, 2021, 1:03 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times — each instance unprompted and unchallenged.Trump emerged this week for interviews with Fox News Channel, Newsmax… Continue reading

“Yes, California Requires Signature Verification For Mail-In Ballots And Newsom Recall Petitions”

February 17, 2021, 7:02 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact California: After Republicans seeking to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said they had reached the number of signatures necessary to trigger a special election, one conservative influencer falsely claimed that the organizers have faced hurdles that voters… Continue reading