“In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims”

December 21, 2022, 2:58 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: On Nov. 30, 2020, Sean Hannity hosted Sidney Powell on his prime-time Fox News program. As she had in many other interviews around that time — on Fox and elsewhere in right-wing media — Ms. Powell, a former… Continue reading

“Georgia Grand Jury’s Probe of Donald Trump Nears End”

December 17, 2022, 7:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: A criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn his election defeat in Georgia has produced a flurry of activity in the last month, with several high-profile witnesses appearing before a special grand jury that is… Continue reading

“Lawsuit alleges lifetime jury ban harms Black New Yorkers and undermines democracy”

December 13, 2022, 6:35 amfelon votingfelon bars on jury service, felon disenfranchisementTabatha Abu El-Haj

Brigid Bergin (Gothamist) reports on a recently filed federal class-action suit challenging the constitutionality of a New York state law that bars felons from jury service. The suit argues that jury service is a critical democratic practice, and… Continue reading

“Special counsel sends Trump subpoena to Ga. secretary of state Raffensperger”

December 12, 2022, 2:37 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Special counsel Jack Smith has sent a grand jury subpoena to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, bringing to five the number of 2020 battleground states where state or local election officials are known to have received such requests… Continue reading

“Georgia GOP chairman singled out by judge for central role in fake elector plot”

November 30, 2022, 11:59 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: A state judge singled out Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer, one of the fake electors for Donald Trump, for the unique role he played in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State as… Continue reading

“Oath Keepers Leader Convicted of Sedition in Landmark Jan. 6 Case”

November 29, 2022, 2:44 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, and one of his subordinates were convicted on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy as a jury found them guilty of seeking to keep former President Donald J. Trump in power… Continue reading

“Staten Island grand jury calls for election law changes after finding alleged fraud in ’21 race”

November 22, 2022, 9:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

SILive reports.

Governor Kemp testified before Fulton grand jury today

November 15, 2022, 1:53 pmchicanery2020 Election CycleTabatha Abu El-Haj

Atlanta Journal Constitution reported earlier today, based on two anonymous sources, the news that Governor Kemp would be testifying “before the Fulton County special grand jury examining whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in Georgia’s 2020… Continue reading

“The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine; Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood.”

November 5, 2022, 11:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jim Rutenberg for NYT Magazine: Putin’s assault on Ukraine and his attack on American democracy have until now been treated largely as two distinct story lines. Across the intervening years, Russia’s election meddling has been viewed essentially as a closed… Continue reading

“Exclusive: DOJ mulling potential special counsel if Trump runs in 2024”

November 3, 2022, 7:00 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: As Donald Trump inches closer to launching another presidential run after the midterm election, Justice Department officials have discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create the need for a special counsel to oversee two sprawling federal investigations related… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Rules That Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Inquiry”

November 1, 2022, 12:11 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Georgia grand jury subpoena seeking testimony from Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, about his activities in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.The court’s order was a paragraph… Continue reading

“Election denier Mark Finchem’s sleeper campaign closes in on MAGA prize; The Oath Keeper hoping to run Arizona’s elections is getting outspent 40 to 1 and makes few press or campaign appearances. He still might pull it off.”

October 31, 2022, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo reports: The stakes are enormous, as it would elevate Finchem to second in line of succession for governor andhand himthe power to upend how elections are run in a key swing state that decided the 2020 election… Continue reading

Former Prosecutors File SCOTUS Amicus Brief on Speech or Debate Clause in Lindsay Graham Emergency Motion Not to Testify Before Georgia Grand Jury Investigating 2020 Election Subversion

October 27, 2022, 6:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Interesting filing.

“Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene after election ruling”

October 21, 2022, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a lower court ordered him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence… Continue reading