“Jan. 6 Panel Vividly Detailed the Attack. Accountability Is Another Matter.”

October 14, 2022, 6:39 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Peter Baker for the NYT: If the goal was to essentially put former President Donald J. Trump on trial, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol succeeded in presenting a powerful case full of damning… Continue reading

“Jury Rules Against Project Veritas in Lawsuit”

September 23, 2022, 7:14 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A jury in a federal civil case on Thursday found that Project Veritas, a conservative group known for its deceptive tactics, had violated wiretapping laws and fraudulently misrepresented itself as part of a lengthy sting operation against Democratic political… Continue reading

“Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump”

September 13, 2022, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election – including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to… Continue reading

New York: “Rensselaer County’s Republican elections commissioner arrested by FBI”

September 13, 2022, 10:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Times-Union: Jason T. Schofield, the Republican Rensselaer County Board of Elections commissioner, was arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI as he left his residence and was on his way to the county office building where he works, according to multiple… Continue reading

“Trump’s Post-Election Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept.”

September 9, 2022, 7:22 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A federal grand jury in Washington is examining the formation of — and spending by — a fund-raising operation created by Donald J. Trump after his loss in the 2020 election as he was soliciting millions of dollars by… Continue reading

Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $121 million in 18 months, beats entire 2020 presidential election cycle

September 8, 2022, 9:40 amcampaign financeDerek Muller

I’ve chronicled the recent, astonishing increase in spending on election litigation. Sine 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits. The total from the first 18… Continue reading

“Federal grand jury probing Trump PAC’s formation, fundraising efforts: Sources”

September 8, 2022, 6:38 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

ABC News: A federal grand jury investigating the activities leading up the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the push by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the result of the 2020 election has expanded… Continue reading

“Special grand jury seeks evidence of Coffee Co. election breach”

September 2, 2022, 4:21 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

AJC: The Fulton County special grand jury is growing increasingly interested in an alleged election data breach in rural Coffee County as part of its multi-faceted criminal investigation into Georgia’s 2020 election.The 23-person grand jury earlier this week approved… Continue reading

“Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case”

September 1, 2022, 4:17 pmchicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

Orlando Sentinel: A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of causing his cousin’s name to be falsely listed on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti’s campaign contribution forms in 2020.Paris was sentenced… Continue reading

Federal District Court Holds “Speech or Debate Clause” Immunity Only Protects Lindsay Graham from Certain Questions Before Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Trump Attempt to Interfere with 2020 Election Count

September 1, 2022, 9:40 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

From the Order: This case comes before the Court on Senator Lindsey Graham’s Supplemental Motion to Quash [40]. After due consideration, the Court again declines to quash the subpoena in its entirety. As to the issue of partial quashal,… Continue reading

“Cipollone, Philbin expected to appear Friday before federal grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources”

September 1, 2022, 8:01 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

ABC News: Two former top Trump White House lawyers are expected to appear Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding Jan. 6, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and… Continue reading

“Conservative Lawyer a Likely Target in Atlanta Trump Investigation, His Lawyer Says; John Eastman, who developed strategies to block certification of the 2020 election, appeared before a grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.”

August 31, 2022, 12:06 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: John Eastman, the lawyer who developed strategies to block certification of the 2020 election, is “probably a target” in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Donald J. Trump’s election loss in Georgia, one of Mr. Eastman’s lawyers said… Continue reading

“Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach”

August 26, 2022, 5:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about the alleged involvement of a Trump ally in the breach of voting equipment at… Continue reading

“Sean Hannity and Other Fox Stars Face Depositions in Defamation Suit”

August 26, 2022, 7:33 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Some of the biggest names at Fox News have been questioned, or are scheduled to be questioned in the coming days, by lawyers representing Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against the network, as the… Continue reading