Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“G.O.P. Concocts Fake Threat: Voter Fraud by Undocumented Immigrants”

April 29, 2022, 6:45 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Six years after former President Donald J. Trump paved his way to the White House on nativist and xenophobic appeals to white voters, the 2,000-mile dividing line between Mexico and the United States has once again become… Continue reading

“With no evidence, Rebecca Kleefisch, Wisconsin candidate for governor, says 2020 election was ‘rigged'”

April 28, 2022, 6:48 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch is escalating her criticism of how the last presidential election was carried out in Wisconsin, calling it a “rigged” contest despite rulings and recounts confirming the outcome.The characterization comes as a … Continue reading

“Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence'”

April 28, 2022, 6:37 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Reuters: Eighteen months after Donald Trump lost the White House, loyal supporters continue to falsely assert that compromised balloting machines across America robbed him of the 2020 election.To stand up that bogus claim, some Trump die-hards are taking the… Continue reading

“Robin Vos extends Michael Gableman’s Wisconsin election review after pressure from Donald Trump”

April 27, 2022, 6:50 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is extending the taxpayer-funded contract of the former state Supreme Court justice leading a review of the 2020 election — a decision announced a day after former President Donald Trump sought to intimidate… Continue reading

“CNN Exclusive: Meadows’ texts reveal new details about the key role a little-known GOP congressman played in efforts to overturn election”

April 26, 2022, 2:24 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Newly obtained text messages and recent court filings fill in significant gaps about the key role a little-known Pennsylvania Republican congressman played at almost every turn in scheming to reverse or delay certification of the 2020 election.… Continue reading

“Trump turns up the heat on Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos to keep Gableman election probe alive”

April 26, 2022, 6:50 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: Former President Donald Trump again has the state’s most powerful Republican in his crosshairs, seeking to intimidate Assembly Speaker Robin Vos into continuing a taxpayer-funded review of the 2020 election that has not produced evidence… Continue reading

“Building the ‘Big Lie’: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth”

April 26, 2022, 6:45 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica deep dive: Salazar’s story was just one of many pieces of so-called evidence that members of the coalition have offered as proof that the 2020 election was rigged. That unfounded belief has emerged as one of the most… Continue reading

Florida: “DeSantis signs elections bill creating fraud squad, making changes affecting voters”

April 26, 2022, 6:38 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

A true fraudulent fraud squad.

“‘Blurring of lines’: Private lawyer plays starring role in taxpayer-funded Wisconsin election probe”

April 25, 2022, 7:00 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wisconsin Watch: A two-story office building in a Milwaukee suburb houses three entities that have led a months-long campaign sowing doubt about Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.The gray, indistinct building in Brookfield lists about a dozen occupants, including a… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment”

April 24, 2022, 8:35 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Reuters: A local Republican Party leader in North Carolina threatened to get a county elections director fired or have her pay cut unless she helped him gain illegal access to voting equipment, the state elections board told Reuters.The party… Continue reading

“OAN network agrees to settle defamation claims brought by election workers”

April 23, 2022, 9:46 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Oregon Live: Two Georgia election workers agreed to settle defamation claims against a right-wing cable news channel, which they said falsely claimed they engaged in ballot fraud during the 2020 election, according to a court document filed Thursday.Fulton County… Continue reading

“Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan’s Elections”

April 23, 2022, 9:40 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: Michigan Republicans endorsed Kristina Karamo, a first-time candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 election, to run all the state’s elections as the party’s candidate for secretary of state.Karamo is one of at least 17 election deniers running… Continue reading

“Michigan appeals court rules against DePerno effort to revive debunked election fraud case”

April 21, 2022, 2:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: A Michigan appeals court made quick work of efforts to review an election conspiracy case from Antrim County, unanimously dismissing most of the arguments made by lawyer and Republican attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno. It’s… Continue reading

In Georgia Poll of Republican Primary Voters, Trump “Big Lie” Endorser Jody Hice Has Nearly 2:1 Lead Over Georgia SOS Brad Raffesperger, Who Stood Up to Trump’s Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election Results; Dangers of Election Subversion Ahead

April 21, 2022, 11:26 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Landmark poll: Victories for Big Lie proponents would be very dangerous for democracy, for reasons I describe in my recent article in the Harvard Law Review Forum: Elections are already administered in many places by partisan actors who… Continue reading

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