Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

My New Draft Paper: “Identifying and Minimizing the Risk of Election Subversion and Stolen Elections in the Contemporary United States”

September 20, 2021, 7:52 amelection administration, election subversion risk, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this new academic draft, in connection with the virtual Election Subversion conference that we are holding at UCI Law’s Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, this Friday, September 24. Here is the paper’s abstract: The… Continue reading

“‘It’s spreading’: Phony election fraud conspiracies infect midterms”

September 20, 2021, 6:55 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: It started as one big, false claim — that the election was stolen from Donald Trump.But nearly a year later, the Big Lie is metastasizing, with Republicans throughout the country raising the specter of rigged elections in their… Continue reading

“Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee personally vetted Trump’s fraud claims, new book says. They were unpersuaded.”

September 20, 2021, 6:46 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Sen. Lindsey O. Graham agreed to hear Rudolph W. Giuliani out.In a Jan. 2 meeting arranged by Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, and held in his West Wing office, the South Carolina Republican met with Giuliani… Continue reading

“Arizona election audit report expected to be made public Sept. 24”

September 18, 2021, 8:02 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The Arizona Senate will receive the audit report on the Maricopa County election on Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. in a public presentation on the floor of the chamber, Senate President Karen Fann said.Her announcement was sent to… Continue reading

“Arizona ‘Audit’ Report Likely To Concede That Biden Won In 2020”

September 17, 2021, 7:57 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: The team of Arizona Republican state senators, legislative staff, and advisers finalizing the Cyber Ninjas’ report on the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County is preparing to say that Joe Biden legitimately won the election, according… Continue reading

“‘Incredibly dangerous’: Trump is trying to get Big Lie promoters chosen to run the 2024 election”

September 17, 2021, 7:08 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Daniel Dale for CNN: Swing state by swing state, former President Donald Trump is trying to get people who tried to overturn the 2020 election chosen to be in charge of the 2024 election.Trump’s Monday endorsement of state Rep.… Continue reading

Despite Criticisms, Judge Bea Will Accept Award from Claremont Institute at Event Featuring an Orwellian John Eastman Panel on the 2020 “Election Integrity”

September 17, 2021, 6:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Following up on my post, Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity”, Judge Bea tells the National Law Journal he’s still… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers approve wide-ranging subpoenas for personal information of 2020 voters”

September 15, 2021, 3:07 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday approved subpoenas for a wide range of data and personal information on voters, advancing a probe of the 2020 election in a key battleground state former president Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted… Continue reading

CA Playbook: “Did Trump and Elder Suppress the GOP Vote?”

September 15, 2021, 6:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CA Playbook: FINAL FRAUD FRENZY — DID TRUMP AND ELDER SUPPRESS THE GOP VOTE? California Republican voters may have been dissuaded from casting in-person ballots on Election Day by the baseless claims of a “rigged election” from both former President… Continue reading

“Pa. GOP lawmakers to subpoena personal information on every voter as part of controversial 2020 election audit”

September 14, 2021, 6:07 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Spotlight PA: Republican lawmakers in the Capitol are pushing to collect personal information on every registered Pennsylvania voter, as well as a trove of communications between state and county election officials, as part of a controversial inquiry into the… Continue reading

Ninth Circuit Judge Bea Fails to Respond to Fix the Court Letter Asking Him to Decline to Appear with John Eastman and to Decline Award So as to Avoid Impugning the Integrity of the Judiciary

September 14, 2021, 8:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Back on September 1, I published a post entitled: Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity” Fix the Court, which had called my attention… Continue reading

“Election Fraud Cases Sow Doubts About Legal Profession’s Future”

September 14, 2021, 7:34 amelection law biz, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: Penalties and discipline against a dozen attorneys over Trump-fueled election challenges probably won’t discourage similar fraud suits in the future, legal experts say.Lawyers behind dismissed cases in several states have been cited for violating professional standards requiring candor… Continue reading

“Arizona mystery: Did the Cyber Ninjas botch another 2020 presidential recount attempt?”

September 13, 2021, 11:17 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: Did the Cyber Ninjas botch another attempt to recount Maricopa County’s 2020 presidential ballots—an attempt that, so far, has escaped wide media coverage?It appears, at the very least, that a contract signed on July 28 by the… Continue reading

“False Election Claims in California Reveal a New Normal for G.O.P.”

September 12, 2021, 2:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Nick Corasantini for the NYT: This swift embrace of false allegations of cheating in the California recall reflects a growing instinct on the right to argue that any lost election, or any ongoing race that might result in defeat, must… Continue reading