Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Experts Say the Use of Private Email by Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Isn’t Legal”

September 15, 2017, 3:53 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for ProPublica: President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission came under fire earlier this month when a lawsuit and media reports revealed that the commissioners were using private emails to conduct public business. Commission co-chair Kris Kobach confirmed this… Continue reading

Politifact Rates “False” Kobach’s Statements About Fraud in New Hampshire

September 15, 2017, 1:23 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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Montana: “Secretary of state denies voter fraud claims”

September 14, 2017, 7:45 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Great Falls Tribune: Secretary of State Corey Stapleton said in a letter read by his chief of staff to a legislative committee Thursday that he never made any allegations of 360 cases of voter fraud in the May 25 special… Continue reading

“Trump’s voter-fraud propagandist cooks up extremely fuzzy math”

September 14, 2017, 2:40 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

E.J. Dionne nails it: It is neither paranoid nor alarmist to begin asking if the Trump administration plans to rationalize blocking a large number of voters who oppose the president from casting ballots in 2018 and 2020. And it is… Continue reading

“Kobach’s House of Cards”

September 14, 2017, 1:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP.

“Dunlap blasts head of election integrity commission over N.H. voter fraud assertion”

September 13, 2017, 8:27 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Maine’s secretary of state wakes up: A day after admonishing the vice chairman of President Trump’s election integrity commission for making unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in New Hampshire, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said it is becoming clear… Continue reading

“Democrats on Voter Fraud Panel Join Those Criticizing It”

September 13, 2017, 4:13 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT.

“Kobach: ‘High Possibility’ Commission Won’t Make Any Recommendations”

September 13, 2017, 7:34 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: There was no mention of the data request during the commission’s meeting, which included presentations about historical election turnout data, electronic voting systems and issues affecting public confidence in elections. But speaking to reporters afterward, commission vice chairman Kris… Continue reading

Bob Bauer Calls on von Spakovsky to Resign from Pence-Kobach Sham Commission, and Has Questions About DOJ/AG Role

September 13, 2017, 7:27 amDepartment of Justice, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSMHL: The email was sent in February of this year. In June, President Trump appointed one of these Heritage experts, Hans Von Spakovsky, to the Commission. It turns out that Von Spakovsky also wrote the email, a fact now confirmed … Continue reading

“The voting commission is a fraud itself. Shut it down.”

September 13, 2017, 7:23 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jennifer Rubin in WaPo: Wait a minute. Yes, a partisan politician — did we mention he’s running for governor? — and lawyer who writes for an alt-right publication known for hyperbole, exaggeration and outright falsehoods is simultaneously leading a commission… Continue reading

Updated: Someone at Heritage Sent Letter Urging Pence-Kobach to Keep Democrats, Mainstream Republicans, and Academics off Fraud Commission

September 12, 2017, 2:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Via a Campaign Legal Center FOIA: Note the reference to “the white paper we sent you” and “the three of us have written more on the voter fraud issue than anyone in the country on our side of the aisle.” … Continue reading

“Voter Fraud Commission Holds Second Meeting In New Hampshire Amid Controversy”

September 11, 2017, 9:23 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler for NPR.

“A background check before voting? Kobach-led commission will consider proposal”

September 11, 2017, 9:11 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Brian Lowry for the KC Star: Lott, who last year published a book called “The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies,” said that Democrats have praised using background checks for guns and questioned why they would oppose… Continue reading