Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

Ninth Circuit Judge Bea Fails to Respond to Fix the Court Letter Asking Him to Decline to Appear with John Eastman and to Decline Award So as to Avoid Impugning the Integrity of the Judiciary

September 14, 2021, 8:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Back on September 1, I published a post entitled: Ninth Circuit Judge Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity” Fix the Court, which had called my attention… Continue reading

“Election Fraud Cases Sow Doubts About Legal Profession’s Future”

September 14, 2021, 7:34 amelection law biz, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: Penalties and discipline against a dozen attorneys over Trump-fueled election challenges probably won’t discourage similar fraud suits in the future, legal experts say.Lawyers behind dismissed cases in several states have been cited for violating professional standards requiring candor… Continue reading

“Arizona mystery: Did the Cyber Ninjas botch another 2020 presidential recount attempt?”

September 13, 2021, 11:17 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: Did the Cyber Ninjas botch another attempt to recount Maricopa County’s 2020 presidential ballots—an attempt that, so far, has escaped wide media coverage?It appears, at the very least, that a contract signed on July 28 by the… Continue reading

“False Election Claims in California Reveal a New Normal for G.O.P.”

September 12, 2021, 2:51 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Nick Corasantini for the NYT: This swift embrace of false allegations of cheating in the California recall reflects a growing instinct on the right to argue that any lost election, or any ongoing race that might result in defeat, must… Continue reading

“A dangerous trend among GOP candidates shows the Trump threat is here to stay”

September 11, 2021, 8:42 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Greg Sargent WaPo column: A worse example comes from the leading GOP candidate for Senate in Nevada, Adam Laxalt. The former state attorney general’s effort to unseat Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto has Trump’s endorsement in what will be a… Continue reading

On 9/11 Attack 20th Anniversary Visit to New York City Fire Station, Trump Once Again Falsely Claims He Won the 2020 Election

September 11, 2021, 5:08 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

So dangerous. https://twitter.com/smotus/status/1436777662802890754?s=20

“Election watchers snap photos of workers, challenge voter signatures as recall nears”

September 11, 2021, 2:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: The recall vote-counting has yet to begin, but election officials already are experiencing surveillance befitting a spy novel.In Seal Beach, election workers arrive to pick up ballots from a county drop box outside of Leisure World and, no matter… Continue reading

“Election fraud conspiracies run rampant. Will they help or hurt push to recall Newsom?”

September 10, 2021, 6:59 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: Some recall campaign leaders fear that mistrust could backfire on their cause by discouraging conservatives from casting ballots. The short timeline of the special election, wildfires and the pandemic have left some counties with fewer options for in-person polling… Continue reading

“Democrats, GOP Push Back Against Partisan Election Audits”

September 8, 2021, 8:24 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Stateline reports.

“Donald Trump backs Michigan election critic for secretary of state”

September 8, 2021, 8:14 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Detroit News: Former President Donald Trump is supporting Republican Kristina Karamo, an outspoken critic of the 2020 election, to be Michigan’s next secretary of state, a development that will likely bolster her campaign.Trump announced his endorsement of Karamo to be… Continue reading

“Facebook & Twitter Backing Off Election Disinformation Enforcement”

September 8, 2021, 7:53 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Release: A new investigation by Common Cause’s disinformation analysts has revealed that social media giants Facebook and Twitter seem to have backed away from enforcement of their own policies and enforcement practices when it comes to combatting election-related disinformation.… Continue reading

“State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms”

September 8, 2021, 7:47 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: GOP legislative leaders in key battleground states are increasingly embracing 2020 election investigations that they once held at arm’s length, as Arizona Republicans await a long-delayed final report from their own conspiracy-tinged “audit.”Top Republicans in… Continue reading

“Poll: Fewer than half of West Virginians believe legitimacy of 2020 presidential election”

September 6, 2021, 12:47 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Metro News: Fewer than half of West Virginians believe the 2020 presidential election was legitimate and accurate.That’s according to the latest MetroNews West Virginia Poll, which surveyed 400 registered voters August 20-25.Forty-four percent of respondents said the election result… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 committee leaders blast McCarthy’s ‘baseless’ claim about Trump’s innocence”

September 4, 2021, 2:39 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Leaders of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are calling out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for making “baseless” claims regarding former president Donald Trump’s involvement in that day’s violence.In… Continue reading