“How the Election Denial Mindset Works”
Elaine Godfrey for The Atlantic.
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic’s case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be relitigated during… Continue reading
Leonard Leo Holds Up Aggressiveness of the Charlatan Group, “Honest Elections Project,” as An Example of What He Wants to Fund with His Billion Dollars
Axios:
Leonard Leo, the conservative activist with an estimated $1 billion at his disposal, is threatening to withhold money from the dozens of groups he supports unless they develop plans to “weaponize” their ideas.
Why it matters: Leo’s call for conservative… Continue reading
At Debate, Trump Backs Away from Earlier Concession He Lost 2020 Election, Denies Responsibility for January 6, 2021 Invasion of Capitol and Attempt to Disrupt the Peaceful Transition of Power
C-SPAN has the relevant video.
From ABC News summary:
Trump tried to explain his own remarks recently in which he appeared to accept he lost the 2020 election, including his comment last week that he “lost by a whisker.”… Continue reading
The Top Stories on Google News Right Now When You Search for “Voter Fraud”
Just about sums up the risks to our elections right now:
“Only Citizens Vote Coalition Partners Claimed the 2020 Election Was Stolen–And Their Push for the SAVE Act is Laying the Groundwork for a 2024 Election Challenge”
New report from Accountable.US.
Must-Read NYT: “Trump Steps Up Threats to Imprison Those He Sees as Foes; The former president is vowing to prosecute those he sees as working to deny him a victory, while laying the groundwork to claim large-scale voter fraud if he loses”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump has long used strongman-style threats to prosecute people he vilifies as a campaign tactic, dating back to encouraging his 2016 rallygoers to chant “lock her up” about Hillary Clinton. And during his term as president,… Continue reading
“Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials”
WaPo:
The chairman of the board of elections in Montgomery County, Pa., was well acquainted with the regular attendees at his monthly meetings who peddled old,debunked voting conspiracy theories.
But something changed after April 4, the chairman,Neil Makhija, explained in… Continue reading
“Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters”
NYT:
In July, two men went door to door at a sprawling apartment complex in Norcross, Ga., an Atlanta suburb that is a hub for the region’s fast-growing Latino population, asking residents if they were U.S. citizens and whether they… Continue reading
“Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud”
NY Times:
Former President Donald J. Trump urged the board of the nation’s largest police union on Friday to “watch for voter fraud” across the country, an appeal that, if followed through on, could run afoul of multiple state laws… Continue reading
“Sec of State LaRose says it’s easy to vote in Ohio, but critics say he’s making it more difficult”
Ohio Capital Journal:
Secretary of State Frank LaRose is fond of saying that “it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat” in Ohio elections. But his recent — and not-so-recent — conduct seems to contradict both halves of that formulation,… Continue reading
“Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting”
NYT:
In late July, a group of Republican activists met on a Zoom call to discuss preparations for the November election. The topic was how to keep undocumented immigrants from voting in November, a problem they claim, inaccurately, to be… Continue reading
“Paxton’s election fraud charges upend lives but result in few convictions”
WaPo deep dive:
The church leader’s case fits a pattern that has emerged in Texas under Paxton: Aggressive prosecutions for alleged election fraud crimes that upend lives but result in few cases that go to trial and end in a… Continue reading
“Group repped by former Trump lawyer questions NC election results, alleges election law violations”
WRAL:
A group represented by a lawyer with ties to former President Donald Trump says North Carolina’s 2022 election results are unreliable due in part to voting machine errors, alleging in court documents that elections officials violated federal laws designed… Continue reading