Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen”

November 6, 2020, 6:34 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Even for President Trump, it was an imagined version of reality, one in which he was not losing but the victim of a wide-ranging conspiracy stretching across the country in multiple cities, counties and states, involving untold numbers of… Continue reading

“Trump stages corrosive attempt to undermine votes as his path to 270 evaporates”

November 5, 2020, 7:05 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump staged a corrosive and potentially dangerous attempt at undermining the US election on Thursday, baselessly claiming the presidency was being stolen from underneath him as vote counts showed his path to victory disappearing.Standing at the… Continue reading

Must-Read NY Times on Trump’s Baseless Voter Fraud Claims: “The Disinformation Is Coming From Inside the White House”

November 5, 2020, 6:56 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway, and it is coming straight from President Trump and his allies. The goal: to somehow stop a victory by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., or, failing that,… Continue reading

President Trump Tweets “STOP THE COUNT” While Behind in the Electoral College Count As His Campaign Brings Small Bore Lawsuits: What’s Trump’s End Game If Race Called for Biden?

November 5, 2020, 7:41 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Although things remain uncertain, it appears that Joe Biden could soon be declared by news organizations as the winner of the presidential race. This depends upon finishing the count in a number of key states including states where Trump is… Continue reading

Trump Campaign Says It Will Seek Recount in Wisconsin, Sues in Michigan to Temporarily Stop Counting, Stages Brooks Brother Type Event, and Intervenes in PA Case: What It All Means

November 4, 2020, 1:22 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

There have been a number of developments since I posted this morning, Can Donald Trump Litigate His Way to Victory via the Supreme Court? Not Likely After networks called Wisconsin for Biden with about a 20,000 vote lead and counting… Continue reading

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Calls “Deliberately Deceptive” Mike Roman’s Tweet That “Bad things are happening in Philly” (Roman Is Key Trump Campaign Person)

November 3, 2020, 9:28 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tweet: Members of our Election Task Force have investigated this allegation. This polling place is located in an interior room and the sign in question is further than 10 feet from it. This tweet is deliberately deceptive. #PhillyVotes #Election2020… Continue reading

Still Not Normal and Deeply Disturbing: President Trump Falsely States That Supreme Court Ruling on Pennsylvania Ballots Will Lead to Cheating and “will also induce violence in the streets”

November 2, 2020, 6:40 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Hidden behind a Twitter warning that “Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process,” President Trump tweeted the following: The Supreme Court decision on… Continue reading

“Trump ‘army’ of poll watchers led by veteran of fraud claims”

November 2, 2020, 5:02 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: A veteran Republican operative who got his start in politics by helping to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots is organizing an “army” of volunteers for President Donald Trump’s campaign to monitor voting in… Continue reading

“What I Learned From Training to Be a Right-Wing Poll Watcher; Rule No. 1: Don’t let the Democrats slip you laxatives.”

November 2, 2020, 1:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Great dispatch from Slate’s Jeremy Stahl who trained as a “True the Vote” poll watcher: Alan Vera, ballot security chairman for Texas’ Harris County GOP, wants prospective poll watchers to keep an eye on their coffee.“Here’s a tip that I… Continue reading

A literal Fraudulent Fraud Squad: “The Trump Campaign’s Chaotic Closing Strategy”

November 2, 2020, 6:59 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

McKay Coppins for The Atlantic: In the coming days, thousands of pro-Trump poll watchers are set to fan out across battleground states—smartphones in hand—and post themselves outside voting locations to hunt for evidence of fraud. This “army” has been coached… Continue reading

#2Days Out: My New One at Slate: “Trump Can’t Just ‘Declare’ Victory”

November 1, 2020, 2:55 pm#2DaysOut, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate (and part of the #2DaysOut symposium). It begins: Just count the damn votes.We are nearing the end of a ridiculous pandemic-laden election season, where we may hit record turnout despite the most blatant… Continue reading

NBC News Takes Deep Dive Into Leonard Leo (of Federalist Society’s) Connection Between Money Behind Confirming Conservative Judges and Suppressing the Vote

November 1, 2020, 9:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick and I went down this road a few weeks ago, but this piece has some new details on the money and connections between the networks of conservative lawyers stacking the courts with hard conservative judges and justices and… Continue reading

“Trump Made It Clear He Wants The Supreme Court To Shut Down Vote Counting After Election Day”

October 31, 2020, 2:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: President Donald Trump, in his last sprint of rallies before Election Day, is aggressively accelerating his campaign to spread distrust in the US election and legal systems, laying the groundwork for a potential effort to stop counting votes after… Continue reading

“Despite polls showing a close race, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims if Democrats win on Election Day, it will be ‘because they stole it”

October 31, 2020, 2:42 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick repeated unsubstantiated claims in a Thursday interview that the only way Republicans can lose on Election Day is if Democrats cheat.“The Democrats have just decided this election, Mark, we don’t have to pay… Continue reading

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