Monthly Archives: November 2020

“Exclusive: Top official on U.S. election cybersecurity tells associates he expects to be fired”

November 12, 2020, 6:02 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Reuters: Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs, who worked on protecting the election from hackers but drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation, has told associates he expects to be fired, three sources familiar… Continue reading

WaPo Reports a Trump Campaign Grasping at Straws on Its Legal Strategy: Deputy Campaign Manager “Clark asked for people to send to the campaign for investigation things they see on Twitter or on other websites.”

November 12, 2020, 5:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: At his campaign headquarters, many staffers were expected to be laid off in the coming days, two officials said, with some aides being notified on Thursday. Officials were also supposed to brief surrogates on legal strategy Thursday afternoon but… Continue reading

“Distorted U.S. democracy underscores urgency of Electoral College reform”

November 12, 2020, 5:49 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Kevin Johnson for The Fulcrum.

“Could Trump Really Hold On? Why Experts Aren’t Worried; Legal scholars agree: At this point, the outcome of the 2020 election is no longer on the line … though the future of our democracy might be.”

November 12, 2020, 5:24 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: This week, as President Donald Trump persisted in claiming election fraud in the absence of hard evidence, Politico Magazine asked a dozen experts in election law whether they saw reason to doubt that Joe Biden would be duly inaugurated… Continue reading

“Ted Olson, Who Argued Bush v. Gore, Says the 2020 Election ‘Is Over'”

November 12, 2020, 5:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NLJ: Ted Olson, who successfully argued for then-candidate George W. Bush in the 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore, said Thursday he believes the 2020 election is over and Joe Biden is the president-elect.Olson, a partner with Gibson,… Continue reading

New York Times: Trump is Coup-Curious

November 12, 2020, 5:09 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Maggie Haberman for the NYT: At a meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Trump had something he wanted to discuss with his advisers, many of whom have told him his chances of succeeding at changing the results of… Continue reading

Joint Statement on Election Integrity from CISA Etc.

November 12, 2020, 3:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Statement: The members of Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Assistant Director Bob Kolasky, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair Benjamin Hovland, National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) President Maggie… Continue reading

“Wisconsin elections head says still no evidence of fraud”

November 12, 2020, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“GOP sees Trump’s election challenges as likely to fail and urges White House to take steps towards transition”

November 12, 2020, 3:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Cracks are growing in the GOP defense of President Donald Trump’s long-shot effort to overturn the 2020 election outcome, with many top Republicans contending that Joe Biden should immediately get national security briefings, some calling for the official… Continue reading

“Pa. appellate court sides with Trump in fight over ID deadlines for voters, tossing small number of ballots”

November 12, 2020, 2:24 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: A Pennsylvania appellate court handed President Donald Trump’s campaign a minor victory Thursday, barring counties from including in their final vote tallies a small pool of mail ballots from people who had failed to provide required ID by… Continue reading

Trump Campaign Files Weak Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Delay Certification of Vote in Pennsylvania

November 12, 2020, 2:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I expected it would be weak based on the 105-page complaint, but this motion is even weaker than I thought. The primary complaint is one about which the campaign might not even have standing—a claim that the ordinary rules that… Continue reading

“Residual Votes in the 2020 Election in Georgia”

November 12, 2020, 1:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

New draft by David Cottrell, Felix E. Herron, Michael C. Herron, and Daniel A. Smith: The 2020 General Election took place against the backdrop of a pandemic and numerous claims about incipient voter fraud and election malfeasance. No state’s presidential… Continue reading