Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Michigan GOP leader: Bid to probe 2022 election a ‘shameless’ stunt”

November 22, 2022, 10:49 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bridge Michigan: House Speaker Jason Wentworth has shot down an effort by fellow Michigan Republicans to investigate the 2022 election, calling it “a shameless and half-baked political stunt.” In a letter first reported by The Detroit News, Rep. Steve… Continue reading

“Demonstrators protest voting tabulation process at Maricopa County Election Center in Phoenix”

November 13, 2022, 10:07 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: About 200 people gathered near the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix on Saturday to protest the voting tabulation process while holding signs that decried voter fraud.Other signs called Katie Hobbs, the Democratic candidate for Arizona… Continue reading

“Kari Lake taunts Maricopa County election officials after stoking fears on mail-in ballots”

November 12, 2022, 10:58 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake stoked fears of mail-in ballots. Now she’s taunting officials for not counting them fast enough after a record number of people held onto their mail-in ballots until Election Day.Lake accused election workers of… Continue reading

Senator Lindsay Graham Inexcusably Claims Without Evidence Voter Fraud in Nevada Senate Election

November 11, 2022, 4:13 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

So irresponsible: On a Republican conference call Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), went so far as to suggest fraud in Nevada if Laxalt isn’t declared the winner. The midday call was hosted by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of… Continue reading

“How News About Maricopa County’s Ballot-Counting Machines Went Viral”

November 9, 2022, 11:20 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Technical glitches on Tuesday disrupted operations at about a quarter of the voting centers in Maricopa County, Ariz., the most populous county in a state with multiple competitive races.While the problems were later solved, it set off a firestorm… Continue reading

“Trump and other Republicans are already casting doubt on midterm results”

November 6, 2022, 9:23 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Former President Donald Trump posted on social media on Tuesday to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the midterm election in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. “Here we go again!” he wrote. “Rigged Election!”Trump’s supposed evidence? An… Continue reading

“This year, GOP election deniers got a free pass from Twitter and Facebook”

November 6, 2022, 9:21 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate seeking to oversee Arizona’s election system as that state’s secretary of state, made a last-minute fundraising pitch on Wednesday using one of his favorite talking points: the looming threat of voter fraud.Finchem falsely argued… Continue reading

“‘Citizen Integrity’ Teams’ Efforts Could Be Groundwork for Next False Claims About Election Results.”

November 4, 2022, 1:14 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Brennan Center: In some states, election deniers motivated by false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election are engaging in their own, deeply flawed investigations to substantiate myths of widespread voter fraud. They have organized to engage in practices… Continue reading

“In chaotic court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt; Testimony from Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht muddies explanation of how they acquired evidence used to target election vendor Konnech — and who helped.”

October 29, 2022, 4:49 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wild story from VoteBeat.

“‘Raise the challenge’: Eastman exhorts poll watchers to build a record”

October 28, 2022, 7:03 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: At a speech last week before prospective GOP poll workers and challengers in New Mexico, former Trump attorney John Eastman urged his allies to file complaints that could form the basis for court challenges to the upcoming midterm and… Continue reading

“Drop box watchers in Arizona connected to national effort from ‘2000 Mules’ creators; Clean Elections USA is trying to mobilize thousands of volunteers to collect evidence for True the Vote and a conservative sheriffs’ group, internal communications show.”

October 27, 2022, 6:36 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Scoop from Votebeat: The movement to try to catch illegal voting at ballot drop boxes in Arizona, which is spurring complaints and lawsuits alleging voter intimidation, is not the local grassroots effort it appears to be. The drop box watchers… Continue reading

“G.O.P. Voter Fraud Crackdowns Falter as Charges Are Dropped in Florida and Texas”

October 21, 2022, 3:34 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Dealing setbacks to Republican-led voter fraud prosecutions, judges in Florida and Texas this week dropped charges against two former felons who had been accused of casting ballots when they were not eligible to do so because of their status… Continue reading

“Cleta Mitchell Is Training Thousands of Trump Loyalists to Monitor the Polls on Election Day. What Could Go Wrong?”

October 21, 2022, 7:23 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

David Freedlander deep dive for New York: “It really makes me sad to see what happened to Cleta Mitchell,” said Rick Hasen, a legal scholar at UCLA who served on an election-law committee with Mitchell through the American Law… Continue reading

Judge in John Eastman Case Finds Trump Likely Committed a Crime by Signing False Verification About Voter Fraud in Georgia During 2020 Election Contest

October 19, 2022, 12:02 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

From the court’s order: Four emails demonstrate an effort by President Trump and his attorneys to press false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the January 6 vote. The evidence confirms that this effort was undertaken… Continue reading

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