Monthly Archives: November 2020

AJC: Trump Pressured GOP Senators in Georgia to Cast Doubts on Election Integrity

November 10, 2020, 8:42 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: This was supposed to be the week that Republicans united behind U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue for a pair of Jan. 5 runoffs that could decide control of the Senate.Instead, the two senators leveled unfounded claims of… Continue reading

“No Evidence of Systematic Fraud in U.S. Elections, International Observer Mission Reports”

November 10, 2020, 8:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: A team of international observers invited by the Trump administration has issued a preliminary report giving high marks to the conduct of last week’s elections–and it criticizes President Trump for making baseless allegations that the outcome resulted from systematic… Continue reading

“Republican challenge to Maricopa County election involves fewer than 200 ballots, attorneys say”

November 10, 2020, 8:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Republican officials behind a lawsuit alleging poll workers “incorrectly rejected” votes cast in person on Election Day will make their case in front of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge later this week.The defendants — Secretary of State… Continue reading

“Breathless media coverage of election lawsuits plays right into Trump’s plan | Opinion”

November 10, 2020, 8:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Douglas in the Philly Inquirer: The news media should stop amplifying President Donald Trump’s numerous post-election lawsuits—at least until a judge rules that any of them have merit. The true goal of these cases is to undermine the integrity… Continue reading

Running List of Reasons the Trump Campaign’s Latest Pennsylvania Lawsuit Won’t Succeed and Won’t Affect the Election Outcome

November 10, 2020, 7:56 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’ve been getting a lot of press queries about the latest Trump filing in Pennsylvania, this one in federal court, seeking to delay the certification of the vote. I don’t have time to write up a full analysis, but I’m… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Ballot clerks asked for help. Lawmakers didn’t act. Disinformation followed.”

November 10, 2020, 7:29 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The wild claims came in thick and fast.The morning after Election Day, President Donald Trump took to Twitter and claimed that people were “finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.”At a press… Continue reading

“Trump’s Legal Blitz Isn’t Contesting Enough Votes to Win”

November 10, 2020, 7:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: President Donald Trump’s hopes of reversing the outcome of the 2020 election in the courts are running into the reality that the numbers just aren’t there in terms of votes he can dispute — at least not yet.In… Continue reading

“We asked nine legal experts about Trump’s latest lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania. Their verdict: Dead on arrival.”

November 10, 2020, 7:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

USA Today reports.

“‘Hoaxes and nonsense’: GOP election officials reject Trump fraud claims”

November 9, 2020, 7:57 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: Georgia’s too-close-to-call presidential contest devolved into a fight Monday among Republicans as the state’s top election official rejected calls from its two U.S. senators that he resign for challenging President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.Monday morning, Gabriel Sterling,… Continue reading

“False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election; Rampant falsehoods evolved online on Wednesday, intended to make Spanish speakers question the unfolding election results and believe that President Trump was being robbed of victory.”

November 9, 2020, 7:54 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The posts proliferated on election night before anything remotely definitive was known about the results of the presidential race. “Robado,” they falsely repeated again and again in Spanish: President Trump was being robbed of a victory. He had won… Continue reading

“Claims that dead people voted went viral. These are the facts”

November 9, 2020, 7:46 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: To hear some people tell it — including a handful of prominent Republicans, such as members of President Trump’s family and supporters like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell — you… Continue reading

NYT: AG Barr’s Action on Election Investigation Prompts Leading Voter Fraud Attorney to Step Down From Role; Investigations Appear to Involve Allegations Unsupported By Evidence

November 9, 2020, 7:33 pmDepartment of Justice, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors on Monday that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the presidential race are… Continue reading

“GOP fears conceding Trump loss would spark base revolt and loss of seats”

November 9, 2020, 5:24 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

David Drucker for the Washington Examiner: Top Republicans in Washington are reluctant to call Joe Biden the president-elect publicly, fearing a rebellion by grassroots conservatives loyal to President Trump that would sink the party’s Senate majority.Republican insiders privately concede Biden… Continue reading

“Growing Discomfort at Law Firms Representing Trump in Election Lawsuits; Some lawyers at Jones Day and Porter Wright, which have filed suits about the 2020 vote, said they were worried about undermining the electoral system.”

November 9, 2020, 5:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Some senior lawyers at Jones Day, one of the country’s largest law firms, are worried that it is advancing arguments that lack evidence and may be helping Mr. Trump and his allies undermine the integrity of American elections,… Continue reading

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