Monthly Archives: November 2020

Trump Promoting Fantasy View of His Election Challenges

November 13, 2020, 2:42 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: The unrealistic prediction from the president, published in the Friday edition of Washington Examiner correspondent Byron York’s newsletter, represented some of Trump’s first remarks to a member of the news media since Biden was declared the winner of the… Continue reading

“To Stop Election-Related Misinformation, Give Election Officials the Resources They Need”

November 13, 2020, 2:40 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

William Adler at CDT.

“Did Sean Hannity Misquote Me?”

November 13, 2020, 2:34 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Andrew Appel blogs.

Donald Trump Gets a “Pants on Fire” Rating from Politifact for His Claim that “Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our poll watchers and/or vote observers to watch or observe.”

November 13, 2020, 2:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read it here.

Bush Margin of Victory, FL 2000: 0.009%

November 13, 2020, 12:51 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

“Top CEOs met to plan response to Trump’s election denial”

November 13, 2020, 10:06 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From the AP: On Nov. 6, more than two dozen CEOs of major U.S. corporations took part in a video conference to discuss what to do if Trump refuses to leave office or takes other steps to stay in… Continue reading

“Trump Cries Election Fraud. In Court, His Lawyers Don’t.”

November 13, 2020, 7:05 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WSJ: President Trump has claimed widespread fraud was at play in the presidential election. Several of his lawyers have told judges in courtrooms across the country that they don’t believe that to be true.The Trump campaign or Republican allies have… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Lawsuit on behalf of Trump seeks to exclude votes from Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties”

November 13, 2020, 6:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on this racially discriminatory loser of a lawsuit: The suit seeks to exclude all the presidential vote totals from the two most populous and heavily Democratic counties in the state when certifying the state’s results. Those two counties… Continue reading

“Election officials, including federal government, contradict Trump’s voter-fraud conspiracy theories”

November 13, 2020, 6:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN reports.

“Small Cracks Emerge in G.O.P. Support for Trump’s Baseless Fraud Claims”

November 13, 2020, 6:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT on the state of play.

I Talked About the Election Litigation State of Play on the “What a Day” Podcast

November 13, 2020, 6:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Listen here.

“Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit”

November 13, 2020, 6:33 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, the law firm leading the Trump campaign’s efforts to cast doubt on the presidential election results in Pennsylvania, abruptly withdrew from a federal lawsuit that it filed days earlier on behalf of President Trump.“Plaintiffs… Continue reading

“Va., Md. Republicans follow Trump playbook, questioning his defeat and refusing to concede.”

November 13, 2020, 6:32 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: “Why do people think I have to concede? I WILL NOT CONCEDE,” wrote Manga Anantatmula, the Virginia Republican who lost to Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D) last weekby 43 points and nearly 170,000 votes.“Please donate what you can… Continue reading