Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Pence prepares to confirm Trump’s loss — and then leave town”

December 17, 2020, 6:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: As vice president, Pence has the awkward but unavoidable duty of presiding over the session of Congress that will formalize Biden’s Electoral College victory — a development that is likely to expose him and other Republicans to the wrath… Continue reading

“New Supreme Court filing includes blatantly wrong information about Michigan”

December 17, 2020, 6:37 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: A long-shot legal effort relying on conspiracy theories and inaccurate analyses to argue President Donald Trump actually won Michigan included additional blatantly false information in a new filing with the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The… Continue reading

Nevada: “Clark County Commission votes to certify recount results, 15-vote victory for Democrat Ross Miller”

December 17, 2020, 6:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Nevada Independent reports.

“He Wanted to Count Every Vote in Philadelphia. His Party Had Other Ideas.”

December 17, 2020, 6:34 amelection law biz, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

NYT Mag profiles Philly’s Al Schmidt.

“Ron Johnson’s last hearing as chair of the Senate homeland security committee unfolds in post-election acrimony”

December 16, 2020, 6:11 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Ron Johnson’s final hearing as chairman of the Senate homeland security committee was a divisive and bitter one, devolving at one point Wednesday into a near shouting match between the Wisconsin Republican and the panel’s top Democrat, Gary… Continue reading

“Trump’s Last Gasp Will Fail”

December 16, 2020, 9:20 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Jerry Goldfeder NYDN oped: Biden shouldn’t worry. Even if Trump supporters can get the required members of Congress to sign on to such objections, and the safe harbor protections are ignored, these protests will still not change the outcome.That’s… Continue reading

“Defying Trump, McConnell Seeks to Squelch Bid to Overturn the Election”

December 16, 2020, 7:15 amelectoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Breaking with President Trump’s drive to overturn his election loss, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on his victory and began a campaign to keep fellow Republicans from joining a doomed last-ditch… Continue reading

“Republican NC state senator: Trump should ‘invoke the Insurrection Act'”

December 16, 2020, 7:06 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Hill: A Republican state senator in North Carolina is doubling down after making comments on social media paraphrasing a retired general who called on President Trump to invoke the rarely-used Insurrection Act and suspend civil liberties such as habeas… Continue reading

“From Voter Fraud to Vaccine Lies: Misinformation Peddlers Shift Gears”

December 16, 2020, 7:04 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Sidney Powell, a lawyer who was part of President Trump’s legal team, spread a conspiracy theory last month about election fraud. For days, she claimed that she would “release the Kraken” by showing voluminous evidence… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania congressmen who wanted to throw out their own state’s votes still don’t acknowledge Biden’s win”

December 16, 2020, 6:59 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: The seven Republican congressmen from Pennsylvania who supported a lawsuit that would have thrown out their own state’s votes in the presidential race had little to say about the final outcome after the U.S. Supreme Court flatly rejected … Continue reading

“New voter registrations soar in Fulton County, Georgia”

December 16, 2020, 6:48 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

Civics Center reports.

New Mexico: “Republicans using impounded ballots to re-tally presidential vote in county”

December 16, 2020, 6:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Silver City Daily Press: Representatives from the campaigns of Republican James “Jimbo” Williams, who was defeated in the race for state Senate District 28, and Republican Tom Shelley, who lost the Grant County Commission District 5 race, began Monday to… Continue reading

Houston: “Alleged crusade to stop voter fraud lands former HPD captain in handcuffs”

December 15, 2020, 3:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

ABC13: A former Houston Police Department Captain was arrested and charged for running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove claims of a massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County,… Continue reading