Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“A dangerous trend among GOP candidates shows the Trump threat is here to stay”

September 11, 2021, 8:42 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Greg Sargent WaPo column: A worse example comes from the leading GOP candidate for Senate in Nevada, Adam Laxalt. The former state attorney general’s effort to unseat Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto has Trump’s endorsement in what will be a… Continue reading

On 9/11 Attack 20th Anniversary Visit to New York City Fire Station, Trump Once Again Falsely Claims He Won the 2020 Election

September 11, 2021, 5:08 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

So dangerous. https://twitter.com/smotus/status/1436777662802890754?s=20

“Election watchers snap photos of workers, challenge voter signatures as recall nears”

September 11, 2021, 2:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: The recall vote-counting has yet to begin, but election officials already are experiencing surveillance befitting a spy novel.In Seal Beach, election workers arrive to pick up ballots from a county drop box outside of Leisure World and, no matter… Continue reading

“Election fraud conspiracies run rampant. Will they help or hurt push to recall Newsom?”

September 10, 2021, 6:59 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: Some recall campaign leaders fear that mistrust could backfire on their cause by discouraging conservatives from casting ballots. The short timeline of the special election, wildfires and the pandemic have left some counties with fewer options for in-person polling… Continue reading

“Democrats, GOP Push Back Against Partisan Election Audits”

September 8, 2021, 8:24 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Stateline reports.

“Donald Trump backs Michigan election critic for secretary of state”

September 8, 2021, 8:14 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Former President Donald Trump is supporting Republican Kristina Karamo, an outspoken critic of the 2020 election, to be Michigan’s next secretary of state, a development that will likely bolster her campaign.Trump announced his endorsement of Karamo to be… Continue reading

“Facebook & Twitter Backing Off Election Disinformation Enforcement”

September 8, 2021, 7:53 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Release: A new investigation by Common Cause’s disinformation analysts has revealed that social media giants Facebook and Twitter seem to have backed away from enforcement of their own policies and enforcement practices when it comes to combatting election-related disinformation.… Continue reading

“State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms”

September 8, 2021, 7:47 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: GOP legislative leaders in key battleground states are increasingly embracing 2020 election investigations that they once held at arm’s length, as Arizona Republicans await a long-delayed final report from their own conspiracy-tinged “audit.”Top Republicans in… Continue reading

“Poll: Fewer than half of West Virginians believe legitimacy of 2020 presidential election”

September 6, 2021, 12:47 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Metro News: Fewer than half of West Virginians believe the 2020 presidential election was legitimate and accurate.That’s according to the latest MetroNews West Virginia Poll, which surveyed 400 registered voters August 20-25.Forty-four percent of respondents said the election result… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 committee leaders blast McCarthy’s ‘baseless’ claim about Trump’s innocence”

September 4, 2021, 2:39 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Leaders of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are calling out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for making “baseless” claims regarding former president Donald Trump’s involvement in that day’s violence.In… Continue reading

Cleta Mitchell Helped Set Up Escrow Account to Funnel $1 Million to Support Sham Arizona Audit

September 3, 2021, 4:04 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A prominent Republican attorney who advised President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election helped set up an escrow account to funnel money to companies working on the Arizona election audit.Cleta Mitchell’s role came to… Continue reading

5th Circuit Panel Upholds Attorneys Fees for Plaintiffs in Texas Voter ID Case, Judge Ho Concurs Separately in His Own Majority Opinion to Rail Against Earlier 5th Circuit Decision Finding Texas Voter ID Law Discriminatory

September 3, 2021, 10:48 amfraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

Totally gratuitous opinion not only citing fraudulent fraud squad member John Fund but also saying that Texas can’t have engaged in racial discrimination in passing a voter id law knowing of its disparate impact on minority voters because the Carter-Baker… Continue reading

“Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America’s Elections”

September 2, 2021, 8:11 amchicanery, election administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: One of the loudest voices urging Donald Trump’s supporters to push for overturning the presidential election results was Steve Bannon. “We’re on the point of attack,” Bannon, a former Trump adviser and far-right nationalist, pledged on his popular podcast… Continue reading

“The Legal Minds Who Tried to Overturn the Election for Trump Are Being Welcomed Back Into Polite Society”

September 1, 2021, 7:18 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece at Slate: Though it hasn’t received the attention it deserves, courage from Republican election officials and leaders helped save this country from a total election meltdown in 2020 based on lies about voter fraud from… Continue reading

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