Did the Threat of Political Violence Against Members of Congress Prevent the Conviction of Trump After His Second Impeachment?

October 27, 2023, 7:03 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Explosive claim (if true) via Mediaite: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) revealed to biographer McKay Coppins that the threat of physical violence effectively kept many elected Republicans from voting to impeach or convict President Donald Trump, even though they wanted to.… Continue reading

“Prosecutors Withdraw Second Subpoena in Trump Fund-Raising Inquiry”

October 27, 2023, 6:51 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors have quietly withdrawn a subpoena seeking records from former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 campaign as part of their investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s political and fund-raising operations committed any crimes as he sought to stay in… Continue reading

“Arizona prosecutors ask about 2020 pressure campaign by Trump allies”

October 27, 2023, 6:49 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: The Arizona attorney general’s investigation into the coordinated attempt to overturn the 2020 election results by creating and sending documents to the federal government falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner is also zeroing in on the pressure placed on… Continue reading

“Hearings begin as Trump critics attempt to kick him off ballots”

October 27, 2023, 6:46 amballot accessRick Hasen

WaPo: In two courtrooms 900 miles apart, judges next week will begin to weigh an unprecedented and historic question: Is former president Donald Trump eligible to run for office again given his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021,… Continue reading

Mike Johnson Podcast on June 7, 2022 Defended Extreme Version of the Independent State Legislature Theory to Justify Objecting to 2020 Vote Count favoring Joe Biden; Supreme Court Definitively Rejected This Theory Last June

October 26, 2023, 1:48 pmelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can listen here. This is the version of the theory that the U.S. Supreme Court definitively rejected in last term’s Moore v. Harper case.

“After Antifraud Crusade, a Trial Asks: Were Illegal Voters or Legal Ones the Target?”

October 26, 2023, 1:40 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: As Republican candidates and their supporters increasingly focus on specious claims of rampant voter fraud, a federal trial starting in Georgia on Thursday will examine whether a key campaign to unmask illegal voters in 2020… Continue reading

“Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections”

October 26, 2023, 1:32 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts reports.

“Can the GOP ever come to grips with the lies of 2020?”

October 26, 2023, 10:23 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: The week’s splitscreen cast into stark relief just how much the Republican Party remains riven over whether to believe the lie that Trump won, a perhaps unbridgeable divide. Only on rare occasions, though, does the divide come to light:… Continue reading

“BREAKING: Judge throws out Georgia’s redistricting, orders new maps”

October 26, 2023, 9:16 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

AJC: A federal judge ruled Thursday that Georgia’s district lines must be redrawn to ensure adequate representation of Black voters in Congress and the General Assembly, finding that the state’s maps illegally weakened their political power. The decision could result… Continue reading

“New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one”

October 26, 2023, 7:47 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Nick Riccardi for AP: The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s presidential election helped spearhead the attempt to overturn the last one, raising alarms that Republicans could try… Continue reading

“N.J. council president ‘personally collected ballots’ in local voting fraud scheme, AG says”

October 26, 2023, 7:43 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NJ.com: The sitting president of the Paterson City Council, already under indictment in a 2020 election fraud probe, faces new charges after state authorities say they uncovered evidence that he “personally collected ballots” in violation of New Jersey election… Continue reading

“‘I’ve prayed for each of you’: How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial”

October 25, 2023, 5:22 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico deep dive: One day before a mob bludgeoned its way into the Capitol, Rep. Mike Johnson huddled with colleagues in a closed-door meeting about Congress’ task on Jan. 6, 2021. A relatively junior House Republican at the time, Johnson was nevertheless… Continue reading

“N.C. Republicans pass redistricting map expected to flip 3 House seats”

October 25, 2023, 4:27 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo: In a move that could solidify GOP power in the state for years to come, North Carolina Republicans passed new congressional and state legislative maps Wednesday that could flip three or four U.S. House seats while easing a path… Continue reading