Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“Federal elections commissioner wants Trump to back up his allegations of voter fraud”
LAT:
A member of the Federal Election Commission has accused President Trump of threatening democracy with his unproven allegations of voter fraud and asked him to show evidence if he has any.
Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic commissioner at the agency,… Continue reading
“In Emails, Neil Gorsuch Praised a Leading Republican Activist Behind Voter Suppression Efforts”
Ari Berman:
Few people in the Republican Party have done more to limit voting rights than Hans von Spakovsky. He’s been instrumental in spreading the myth of widespread voter fraud and backing new restrictions to make it harder to… Continue reading
“Republicans relieved Trump eased up on voter fraud claims”
Politico:
Prominent Republicans across the country are breathing a sigh of relief that President Donald Trump has so far not aggressively pursued his pledge for a “major investigation” into his allegations of widespread voter fraud that he claims robbed him… Continue reading
“Why 30% of Florida’s voting is ripe for fraud”
The latest from the Palm Beach Post on absentee ballot fraud.
VP Pence “Voter Fraud” Commission Has Not Even Contacted Usual Suspects Yet About Joining
Pam Fessler for NPR:
Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation says he’s neither been asked to participate in the investigation or been consulted about it. “Which seems a bit odd given that I’m one of the leading experts on… Continue reading
“A Conspiracy A Month? Trump Calls For 2 Investigations — With No Evidence”
NPR:
This isn’t the first time Trump has blasted out such uncorroborated claims on Twitter, in national interviews and elsewhere — and gone on to ask for an investigation into them. It’s not even the first of his 6 1/2-week… Continue reading
“Responses to a Pence Commission on Voter Fraud”
Important Bauer on how election administration experts should respond to the Pence Commission:
This leaves members of this community with a couple of choices.
One is declining to participate: no testimony, no written submissions. The Commission will want to say… Continue reading
“The Latest Voter-Fraud Lie”
NYT editorial:
“It is a fact and you will not deny it.”
That unnerving remark — made on Sunday by Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser to President Trump — sums up the new administration’s attitude toward the truth: We… Continue reading
“CNN’s Kate Bolduan vs. Kris Kobach: ‘Six Cases Does Not Rampant Voter Fraud Make'”
Watch Trump Administration’s Stephen Miller State Lie after Lie About Voter “Fraud,” and Reasons to Worry
Astonishing video full of lies and unsubstantiated (and unproven) statements.
(A bit from Politifact.)
More evidence the “Pence Commission” on voter fraud will be a sham (here‘s what a fair commission would look like).
And… Continue reading
“Ex-NH GOP chair calls Trump’s voter fraud bluff with $1,000 bet”
The Hill:
Fergus Cullen, New Hampshire’s former GOP chair, on Friday hit President Donald Trump over false voter fraud claims he said were the reason New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte lost her seat in November.
“I will pay $1000 to… Continue reading
President Trump Falsely Claims “Thousands” of Illegal Voters Bussed in from Mass. to NH, Costing Him and Ayotte the State
Politico:
On Thursday, during a meeting with 10 senators that was billed as a listening session about Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the president went off on a familiar tangent, suggesting again that he was a victim of widespread voter… Continue reading
“Two Weeks After Donald Trump’s Promised Voter Fraud Probe — Crickets”
S.V. Date for HuffPo:
Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law School professor and voting rights expert, said the order’s disappearance is not terribly unexpected. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this falls by the wayside for a whole lot longer,” he said.… Continue reading