Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“The Cybersecurity 202: Election officials are tearing into the Maricopa County audit”

August 26, 2021, 10:49 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Election administrators from both parties are making their case that the audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, Ariz., was partisan and ham-handed, even before it’s released.They’re hoping to halt the momentum for efforts at similar audits… Continue reading

Court Orders Sanctions and Suggests Possible Disbarment for Bogus “Kraken” Lawsuit By Sidney Powell, Lin Woods and Others Aimed at Overturning 2020 Presidential Results from Michigan

August 25, 2021, 3:10 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This seems right to me. More thoughts from me in this Twitter thread.

“Top Pa. GOP lawmaker says hearings will begin this week to start ‘forensic investigation’ of 2020 election”

August 24, 2021, 6:57 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: Almost 10 months after the presidential election, the Pennsylvania Senate will open hearings this week as it launches a “forensic investigation,” the top Republican senator said Monday.Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R., Centre) said lawmakers will seek… Continue reading

“He Was the ‘Perfect Villain’ for Voting Conspiracists”

August 24, 2021, 3:33 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

NYT Magazine deep dive: Eric Coomer had an election-security job at Dominion Voting Systems. He also had posted anti-Trump messages on Facebook. What happened next ruined his life.

“Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump’s tweets on election fraud. They spread anyway.”

August 24, 2021, 8:21 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

USA Today: Twitter blocked and labeled some Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud in the run-up and aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.The tweets spread on and off Twitter anyway.That’s according to a new study from New York University… Continue reading

“A Covid outbreak delays a draft report on Arizona Republicans’ widely criticized election review.”

August 23, 2021, 3:24 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A draft report on a much-ridiculed review of the 2020 election results in Arizona’s largest county has been delayed by a Covid-19 outbreak on the team preparing the analysis, the Republican president of the Arizona State Senate said on… Continue reading

Alabama: “After boos at Trump rally, Brooks vows to fight ‘Socialist Democrat voter fraud’”

August 22, 2021, 8:31 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AL.com: After getting booed at a Donald Trump rally for suggesting that supporters put the 2020 election behind them, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has made it a point to reassert claims that fraud robbed Trump of re-election.Trump drew an energetic… Continue reading

“MPD fully activates department ahead of planned ‘Justice for J6’ protest on Sept. 18”

August 22, 2021, 8:24 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WUSA: In a flash notice sent to all officers and members of the department Thursday, Metropolitan Police activated the entire force and postponed vacation days, in anticipation of a Sept. 18 protest organized by supporters of Jan. 6 defendants.The rally,… Continue reading

Bonkers and Dangerous: Mike Lindell Says Trump Will Be Back in Power in 2021, Perhaps With Help from the Supreme Court

August 22, 2021, 8:15 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch: After missing his August 13th deadline for a Trump re-installment, Mike Lindell says that Trump will still be back in office by the end of 2021. pic.twitter.com/5HDA7xItfQ— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) August 21, 2021 MORE at Salon. (h/t Brian … Continue reading

“As Cyber Ninjas prepare report on Maricopa County election results, Arizona elections officials rip audit”

August 22, 2021, 8:56 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Two agencies that oversee Arizona elections went on the offensive Thursday to debunk and discredit the soon-to-be released results of the Senate’s unconventional and partisan review of Maricopa County’s 2020 general election.Two reports released by Maricopa County Recorder… Continue reading

Pennsylvania: “Trump-fueled election ‘audit’ sparks Senate GOP turmoil”

August 21, 2021, 7:50 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: The top Republican in Pennsylvania’s Senate said Friday that he is putting a different senator in charge of an “election integrity” undertaking and removed a senator who had made waves by aiming to carry out an Arizona-style “forensic investigation”… Continue reading

“Arizona Senate must turn over Cyber Ninjas records related to election audit, Appeals Court says”

August 20, 2021, 8:28 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The Arizona Court of Appeals said Thursday that the state Senate must turn over records from the contractor hired to conduct the review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election.It’s the second consecutive day that a court has ruled against… Continue reading

“Arizona ‘bracing for impact’ of Trump-driven election report”

August 20, 2021, 7:55 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: The controversial Arizona 2020 election review is almost over, but top officials in the state’s largest county and secretary of state’s office aren’t waiting for the conclusions, launching a pair of preemptive strikes against a report… Continue reading

“Mike Lindell lashes out as cyber expert demands $5M reward for debunking election data”

August 19, 2021, 9:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Salon: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is scrambling to defend his claims of election fraud after a cybersecurity expert demanded his cut of the $5 million reward Lindell had promised to anyone who could disprove the accuracy of his alleged election… Continue reading

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