Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“NV Supreme Court denies Trump campaign lawsuit seeking overturn of presidential election” (This happened, last night, within the safe harbor)

December 9, 2020, 7:36 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Nevada Independent: The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to dismiss an appeal filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to overturn the state’s presidential election results.Members of the court wrote in a 6-0 opinion published late Tuesday that… Continue reading

“As Trump Rails Against Loss, His Supporters Become More Threatening”

December 8, 2020, 9:06 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: With a key deadline passing Tuesday that all but ends his legal challenges to the election, President Trump’s frenzied campaign to overturn the results has reached an inflection point: Certified slates of electors to the Electoral College are now… Continue reading

“Letter from 1,500 attorneys says Trump campaign lawyers don’t have ‘license to lie’”

December 8, 2020, 9:02 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: More than 1,500 lawyers condemned efforts by the Trump campaign’s legal team to reverse the election results in an open letter that urged the American Bar Association (ABA) to investigate the conduct of the team, including its leader, Rudolph… Continue reading

“Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn election results, affirms Biden win in state”

December 8, 2020, 8:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, upholding a lower court’s finding that there was no misconduct, fraud or illegal voting in the general election. The ruling came hours before the… Continue reading

“Social media bet on labels to combat election misinformation. Trump proved it’s not enough”

December 8, 2020, 8:35 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Around the election, social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter were praised for how quickly and widely they applied warning labels to misinformation.But President Donald Trump’s 46-minute video last week, which was riddled with election misinformation and conspiracy theories… Continue reading

Breaking: Without Noted Dissent, Supreme Court Denies Relief in Rep. Kelly PA Voting Case That Sought to Disenfranchise State’s Voters (This is The One I Said Had the Dumbest SCOTUS Argument I’ve Ever Seen)

December 8, 2020, 1:44 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Justice Alito referred it to the whole Court. Earlier: Perhaps the Dumbest Argument Ever Made in Emergency Petition to the Supreme Court Appears in Pennsylvania Election Case Anyone who thought that the Supreme Court was going to save Trump in… Continue reading

Texas Asks Supreme Court for Permission to Sue Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin Over How They Conducted the Election, To Disenfranchise Voters in These States and Let State Legislators Choose Electors. It Won’t Work

December 8, 2020, 7:25 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I may need to take back what I said about Rep. Kelly’s PA suit being the dumbest case I’ve ever seen filed on an emergency basis at the Supreme Court. This new one from the indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton… Continue reading

Lou Dobbs Tells Trump’s Stephen Miller to Hire Marc Elias for Half a Billion Dollars

December 8, 2020, 7:00 amfraudulent fraud squad, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch. The whole thing is unhinged.

“Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state”

December 7, 2020, 5:50 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump called the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives twice during the past week to make an extraordinary request for help reversing his loss in the state, reflecting a broadening pressure campaign by the president and his… Continue reading

“House conservatives urge Trump not to concede and press for floor fight over election loss”

December 7, 2020, 5:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump‘s staunchest defenders on Capitol Hill are urging him not to concede even after President-elect Joe Biden wins the Electoral College vote next week, calling on their party’s leader to battle it out all the… Continue reading

“The Trump campaign legal efforts may be coming to an end, sources say”

December 7, 2020, 11:25 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: There is a sense developing within Donald Trump’s legal team and what remains of his campaign staff that their efforts to overturn or delay the results of the election are coming to an end, multiple sources tell CNN, despite… Continue reading

Listen to Federal District Court Judge in Georgia (GWB Appointee) Rule from the Bench Dismissing Sidney Powell “Kraken” Case Seeking to Overturn Presidential Election Results

December 7, 2020, 8:35 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This rare oral ruling just rips the plaintiffs for this dangerous and ridiculous suit.

“Another weekend, another trio of brutal legal filings for the Trump-backed voter fraud effort”

December 7, 2020, 7:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo.

“Trump’s false fraud claims are laying groundwork for new voting restrictions, experts warn”

December 7, 2020, 7:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News.

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