Monthly Archives: January 2021

“Capitol Riot Prompts Some Big Banks and Companies to Pause Political Funding”

January 11, 2021, 7:50 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

WSJ: Two of the biggest U.S. banks and other corporations said they are pausing or reviewing their political action committee donations in the wake of last week’s riot at the Capitol.JPMorgan JPM -0.01% Chase & Co. and Citigroup… Continue reading

“Democrats promise quick move to impeachment if 25th Amendment push fails”

January 10, 2021, 8:23 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said for the first time Sunday the House will move to impeach President Donald Trump if Vice President Mike Pence does not remove him.Pelosi said the House will attempt to pass a resolution by… Continue reading

“Trump’s Effort To Overturn The Election Should Be Investigated Like 9/11”

January 10, 2021, 8:13 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

John Harris in Politico: No previous transition has raised similar doubts about whether the executive branch, including the military, is being run with a clear and lawful chain of command, with a psychologically competent individual at the top.It is imperative… Continue reading

“Republicans largely silent about consequences of deadly attack and Trump’s role in inciting it”

January 10, 2021, 8:06 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Three days after a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out in President Trump’s name, Republican leaders had yet to outline plans to hold anyone accountable or to alter a platform and priorities lashed to the outgoing Republican… Continue reading

“The GOP’s sudden and convenient distancing from Trump’s voter fraud claims”

January 10, 2021, 8:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo.

“Fact-checking Josh Hawley’s claim about Pennsylvania’s election law | PolitFact”

January 10, 2021, 7:59 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politfact reports. Hawley’s central argument is that a new state law about voting by mail — passed not “last year” but in the fall of 2019 — conflicts with the state’s constitution. The courts have not backed up his argument,… Continue reading

“Records Prove The Obvious: Fervent Trump Fans Fueled The Capitol Siege”

January 10, 2021, 7:54 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.“Big… Continue reading

“Alaska Supreme Court confirms Rep. Lance Pruitt’s 11-vote loss in Anchorage state House race”

January 10, 2021, 7:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Anchorage Daily News reports.

“Trump’s voter fraud lies encouraged a riot. GOP allies are still giving them oxygen.”

January 10, 2021, 7:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News: Allegations of voter fraud and irregularities have been used by Republicans to sow distrust in the American electoral system for decades, experts said, laying the groundwork for Trump’s sweeping claim that widespread fraud denied him… Continue reading

Nebraska Bill Would Eliminate Split Electoral College Vote (That Helped Biden)

January 10, 2021, 7:36 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

KMTV: This past election, Nebraska’s Second Congressional District, which includes Omaha and most of the metro, gave their electoral college vote to Joe Biden. It was the first time it went blue since 2008.Now one Republican state senator wants to… Continue reading

Profound, Personal, Eloquent Video Statement From Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

January 10, 2021, 7:51 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Arnold ⁦‪@Schwarzenegger⁩ My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week’s attack on the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/blOy35LWJ5 1/10/21, 7:45 AM

“Facing Backlash, Republicans Confront Trump’s Effect on Their Party”

January 9, 2021, 5:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: When a distraught constituent accosted her on Tuesday night at a restaurant in the nation’s capital, Representative Nancy Mace confronted an impossible task that sprang from President Trump’s false promises: getting them to understand why she and other Republicans… Continue reading

“Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says”

January 9, 2021, 5:44 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump becomes more unstable, a source close to the vice president says.The source… Continue reading

“White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign”

January 9, 2021, 5:39 pmchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

WSJ: White House officials pushed Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump was upset he wasn’t doing enough to investigate the president’s unproven claims of election fraud, people familiar with the matter said.A… Continue reading