Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

” Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election”

October 16, 2024, 3:21 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: This time, JD Vance didn’t dodge the question: “Did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use.” Vance has been repeatedly asked in recent weeks if he thinks his running mate lost… Continue reading

“Inside the Republican legal blitz to sow election doubt: ‘The claims are garbage'”

October 16, 2024, 3:09 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian.

“Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.”

October 16, 2024, 1:12 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: Right-wing strategists still talk about what happened in Detroit in 2020, when poll watchers stood outside the absentee ballot counting center, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out… Continue reading

“Arizona lawyers keep distance from GOP’s ‘election integrity’ operation amid concern over Kari Lake’s fraud claims”

October 15, 2024, 12:56 pmelection law biz, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: Multiple Republican lawyers in Arizona say they and others who were involved in the party’s election litigation efforts in past cycles are keeping their distance this time around, in large part because of Senate candidate Kari Lake’s history… Continue reading

“How Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020 — and what they’re planning in 2024”

October 15, 2024, 8:05 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly and Jane Timm deep dive for NBC: How this will play out on Election Day is unknown. But an NBC News investigation can now report the extent of the Republican Party and Trump campaign’s involvement in the TCF… Continue reading

“Greg Abbott Boasted That Texas Removed 6,500 Noncitizens From Its Voter Rolls. That Number Was Likely Inflated.”

October 15, 2024, 7:34 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: An investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat, however, found that the governor’s claims about noncitizens on the rolls appear inflated and, in some cases, wrong. The secretary of state’s office identified 581 people, not 6,500, as noncitizens,… Continue reading

“Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote count in Atlanta”

October 12, 2024, 10:00 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian: The far-right website the Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that there had not been any fraud during ballot counting in Atlanta in 2020 when Donald Trump lost the presidency, a significant… Continue reading

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Claims Without Any Reliable Evidence that “Thousands upon Thousands” of Noncitizens Will Be Voting in Upcoming Elections

October 9, 2024, 7:29 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bullshit from the Playbook interview: “We know that states are not requesting proof of citizenship and people check that box … so there’s going to be thousands upon thousands of non-citizens voting,” he said. “If you have enough non-citizens participating… Continue reading

“Mike Johnson refuses to say Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden”

October 6, 2024, 2:16 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

USA Today: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday refused to say former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. During a heated interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Johnson also declined to criticize comments from Donald… Continue reading

Trump, Once Again Lying, Back to Blaming Cities with Large Minority Populations–Atlanta, Detroit, and Philadelphia–for Cheating in Elections

September 29, 2024, 3:54 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch: Trump on elections: I’m here because they cheat.. they cheat in this state and I’ll mention a couple of the areas. Philadelphia is out of control. Detroit is out of control. Atlanta is out of control. pic.twitter.com/YUvBKncduu—… Continue reading

“Top Michigan Republican already warns of a stolen election”

September 27, 2024, 5:25 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra told the crowd at a Monday fundraiser that he was concerned Democrats “will steal some votes” in a potentially close U.S. Senate race this fall, according to a recording obtained by The… Continue reading

“Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud”

September 25, 2024, 5:20 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump this week claimed without evidence that anyone living overseas can get a ballot mailed to them, even if they are not eligible to vote, falsely accusing Democrats of subverting a 1986 law to win in November.… Continue reading

“Trump tells supporters to vote early even as he still criticizes the practice”

September 24, 2024, 8:09 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump urged voters Monday in Pennsylvania to vote early in the crucial swing state. Then, he quickly reversed course. Early voting, the former president said, is “stupid” — even if it might help him as polls show him… Continue reading

“How Trump Hopes to Exploit the Myth of Voter Fraud in November”

September 22, 2024, 5:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New Yorker: At the center of the operation is Cleta Mitchell, a longtime conservative activist and lawyer who advised Trump on how to block the certification of the 2020 election results. After Trump left office, Mitchell started the Election Integrity… Continue reading

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