Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“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

“Pa. GOP lawmaker says the cause for a forensic election investigation is ‘weakened and diminished’”

August 19, 2021, 9:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Saying his cause had “been weakened and diminished,” a Republican state lawmaker behind an Arizona-style investigation of Pennsylvania’s election results has pressed pause on the probe.The announcement from state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, came during a Thursday… Continue reading

PILF’s Christian Adams Threatens to Sue Sen. Whitehouse for Defamation, and Organization Distances Itself, Ever So Slightly, From John Eastman (Without Ever Mentioning His Name)

August 18, 2021, 2:49 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This paragraph of the letter about John Eastman caught my eye: Second, your letter then wrongly states “[m]any of these same groups were involved in planning and organizing President Trump’s ‘Save America Rally.’” The same paragraph creates the false inference… Continue reading

“Protect Democracy Joins Defamation Suit Against Project Veritas: Right-Wing Group Maliciously Lied About a PA Postmaster In the Aftermath of 2020 Election”

August 16, 2021, 10:44 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Release: Today, a Pennsylvania judge granted a postmaster’s motion to file an amended complaint in a lawsuit filed against the rightwing video production house Project Veritas and several individuals. The lawsuit concerns a series of defamatory videos, maliciously produced and… Continue reading

“Emails: Senior DOJ officials wrangled over baseless Trump voter fraud allegations”

August 16, 2021, 6:41 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: During Donald Trump’s final weeks in office, top Justice Department officials wrangled over how the FBI should handle a particularly wacky voter fraud allegation promoted by the then-president and his allies. Unreleased emails obtained by POLITICO show just how… Continue reading

Hoover report: “Evaluating Look Ahead America’s ‘The Georgia Report’ On Illegal, Out-Of-State Voting In The 2020 Election”

August 14, 2021, 8:30 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadDerek Muller

New report from Justin Grimmer, Andrew B. Hall, and Daniel M. Thompson out at the Hoover Institution: Given the critical importance of safeguarding the American electoral system, it is vital to evaluate the evidence offered for specific claims of fraud… Continue reading

Time for Conservatives Who Sit on New Civil Liberties Alliance Board to Speak Up Explaining Hiring of Coup Promoter Jeffrey Clark

August 6, 2021, 3:25 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The actions of Jeffrey Clark in attempting to help President Trump remain in office and interfere with the election process despite losing the election are reprehensible and potentially open up Clark to disbarment or criminal charges. And yet, as reported … Continue reading

Bonkers Mike Lindell Interview About Voter Fraud on CNN

August 6, 2021, 8:30 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch. (Especially around the 7 minute mark) [Corrected link]

Must-Read Jane Mayer on Bradley Foundation Funding Behind Efforts to Undermine Election Integrity and Steal the 2020 Election for Trump: “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie”

August 2, 2021, 7:32 amElection Meltdown, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

No one connects the dots like Jane. What a story. I’ll have more to say soon about the connection between the false claim that the election was stolen and reliance on the “Independent State Legislature” doctrine as briefly described by… Continue reading

The Latest on the Arizona “Audit”

July 16, 2021, 4:31 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Arizona Republic: Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said Thursday that the Legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County for an unprecedented and controversial review of 2020 election results that is deep into its third month….Also during the… Continue reading

“The stampede away from Trump’s voting-machine claims continues apace, as legal liability looms for allies”

July 13, 2021, 3:58 amfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyDan Tokaji

WaPo: Among the many wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, few rank as high when it comes to both baselessness and reach as those involving voting machines. The theory that voting machines were programmed to steal the election… Continue reading

Sanctions Hearing in 2020 Michigan Election Case

July 12, 2021, 10:02 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Detroit News reports: Sidney Powell, one of the most vocal figures in the push to overturn the 2020 election, stood by her efforts Monday during a contentious and unusual six-hour hearing in which a Detroit federal judge repeatedly… Continue reading

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