'Conjecture and musings': Dem senator tears into Trump 'election fraud' witness at Michigan hearing
4 years ago

'Conjecture and musings': Dem senator tears into Trump 'election fraud' witness at Michigan hearing

Raw Story  

Michigan state Sen. Jeff Irwin blasted former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck at an election fraud hearing on Tuesday. "If you were on the losing end, much like, say, President Trump or candidate John James, would you have requested a recount?" "So you would not seek a recount even though you believe there is fraud," Irwin clarified. "I think that it's probably telling that the Trump campaign did not request a recount in Michigan," Irwin remarked.

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Mike Johnson Pleased To Report Election Not Tainted By Fraud This Time
1 month, 1 week ago

Mike Johnson Pleased To Report Election Not Tainted By Fraud This Time

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the widespread voter fraud he’d warned about all year turned out not to be a problem in last week’s elections that Republicans happened to win. Johnson spoke in front of the House steps, at a lectern adorned with a “New Day in America” sign, as Republicans are on …

Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election

Raw Story  

While speaking in support of Republican U.S. Senate Candidate and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers Monday, Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said he feared Democrats would “steal some votes” in audio obtained by the Detroit News. While Hoekstra pointed to Roger’s past experiences winning close races, with Rogers winning the race for U.S. Representative in 2000 by 160 votes, …

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
5 months, 1 week ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Associated Press  

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. “This whole piece about fraud is just honestly based on a lot of misinterpretation, of which I think some of it’s probably intentional misinterpretation,” said Democratic state Sen. Stephanie Chang, the bill’s primary sponsor. “‘Mi Familia Vota’ worker in Palm Beach is registering …

Republican presidential race: Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republican presidential race: Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov. Trump made similar allegations before the 2020 election, predicting for months there would be widespread fraud that November and contending he could only lose if the election was stolen from him. “He's doing it …

Michigan election chief sounds off dire warning about Trump after audio of pressure effort
1 year ago

Michigan election chief sounds off dire warning about Trump after audio of pressure effort

Raw Story  

Following the report that former President Donald Trump tried to pressure canvassers in Michigan to block certification of election results, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson wrote a dire warning about the threat the former president still poses in The Daily Beast. "For me, the lowest moment in the post-election battle to protect Michigan’s accurate and legitimate election results in …

Michigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had all criminal charges dropped Thursday after he and the state Attorney General’s office reached a cooperation deal. James Renner was one of 16 Republicans who acted as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, according to charges announced in July by Michigan Attorney General …

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. State Republicans continue to attempt their own review of the 2020 results, but that effort has been tied up in the courts …

How Michigan factors into Trump’s J6 indictment
1 year, 4 months ago

How Michigan factors into Trump’s J6 indictment

Raw Story  

As it has since his election in 2016, Michigan has again played a prominent role with the ongoing saga of former President Donald Trump. “From on or about November 14, 2020, through on or about January 20, 2021, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the Defendant, DONALD J. TRUMP, did knowingly combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with co-conspirators, known …

Michigan AG charges 16 ‘false electors’ in 2020 election probe: report
1 year, 5 months ago

Michigan AG charges 16 ‘false electors’ in 2020 election probe: report

Raw Story  

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that her office has filed charges against 16 “fake electors” on allegations they signed paperwork falsely claiming that Donald Trump won the state’s election that was part of a broader effort to overturn the results, NBC News reports. Jane C. Timm writes for NBC News that the “16 people being charged in Michigan …

Michigan AG charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot
1 year, 5 months ago

Michigan AG charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot

CNN  

CNN — Sixteen fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election have been charged with multiple felonies, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday. Part of a bigger plan Michigan was one of the seven battleground states where the Trump campaign put forward slates of “fake electors” as part of their plan …

Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP
2 years ago

Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three statewide offices after promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election are not planning to go quietly. In a statement posted this week to social media, she said the state Republican Party had begun operating as “mini-gangs instead of soldiers fighting for freedom,” and that the state was …

GOP's AG Nominee In Michigan Pushes Election Fraud Lies While Facing Election Fraud Probe
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP's AG Nominee In Michigan Pushes Election Fraud Lies While Facing Election Fraud Probe

Huff Post  

Matthew DePerno, the Republican nominee for attorney general in Michigan who has made a name for himself by pushing lies about the 2020 election — and by becoming the target of an investigation into whether he illegally tampered with voting machines — is spending the final stretch of his campaign spouting new falsehoods about supposed election crimes. In a recent …

Special prosecutor to investigate Michigan GOP candidate
2 years, 3 months ago

Special prosecutor to investigate Michigan GOP candidate

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A special prosecutor in Michigan has been appointed to investigate whether the Republican candidate for attorney general and others should be criminally charged for their attempts to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election. The office of Democratic attorney general Dana Nessel last month asked the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, a state agency, to consider …

Report: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe
2 years, 4 months ago

Report: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Attorney General’s office is asking that a special prosecutor investigate whether the Republican candidate for state attorney general and others should be charged in connection with an effort to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election, according to published reports. The Detroit News reported Sunday that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has asked …

How the fake Trump elector scheme fizzled in four states
2 years, 6 months ago

How the fake Trump elector scheme fizzled in four states

Raw Story  

Part of Donald Trump’s plan to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election hinged on replacing legitimate electors in a handful of swing states with “fake electors.” in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada and Wisconsin would cast their electoral votes for the incumbent — canceling out the popular vote for Joe Biden in their states. The hearing …

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters
3 years ago

Column: Trump latest warning sign: Stacking election posts with Big Lie supporters

LA Times  

What Donald Trump is saying is bad enough: For 13 months, history’s sorest loser has been repeating his lie that he was robbed of reelection, and undermining the faith of millions of Americans in their democracy, including three out of four Republicans who buy his poison. In 2020, some Republican officials involved in the election process stood up to Trump’s …

‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ Trump told US Justice Dept
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ Trump told US Justice Dept

Al Jazeera  

Notes of a call between Trump and a top Justice official are another example of his pressure campaign to overturn the election. President Donald Trump urged senior US Department of Justice officials to declare the 2020 election results “corrupt” in a December phone call, according to handwritten notes from one of the participants in the conversation. “Understand that the DOJ …

Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republican promises forensic election audit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican head of the Wisconsin Assembly elections committee said Monday she will ensure there is a “comprehensive, forensic examination” of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election at the same time the state’s nonpartisan audit bureau conducts a review. Last month he called out the three highest ranking Republican legislative leaders, saying they were “working hard …

Michigan AG to probe people making money off election claims
3 years, 5 months ago

Michigan AG to probe people making money off election claims

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general has opened an investigation after a Republican-led state legislative panel said people are making baseless allegations about 2020 presidential election results in a northern Michigan county to raise money or publicity for their own ends. In a report that also determined there was no widespread or systemic fraud despite Trump’s claims, the committee said …

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election
3 years, 6 months ago

Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan’s 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud and urged the state attorney general to consider probing people who have made baseless allegations about the results in Antrim County to raise money or publicity “for their own ends.” The GOP-led state Senate Oversight Committee said in …

‘Find’ winning votes for him, Trump demands in taped call with Georgia official
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Find’ winning votes for him, Trump demands in taped call with Georgia official

LA Times  

President Trump demanded that Georgia’s top election official help him “find” enough votes to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, according to a phone recording made public Sunday that pointed to a brazen new chapter in the president’s attempt to overturn his election defeat. On Sunday, seven conservative Republican House members issued an unusual joint statement announcing their …

Fired cybersecurity official rebuts GOP claims of election fraud
4 years ago

Fired cybersecurity official rebuts GOP claims of election fraud

LA Times  

The U.S. cybersecurity chief fired by President Trump last month after he pushed back on allegations of election fraud testified before Congress on Wednesday that such baseless conspiracy theories are having a “corrosive” effect on the public’s faith in the nation’s voting system. Sen. Rand Paul claimed without evidence the “election was in many ways stolen.” Meanwhile, four witnesses called …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claims of vote rigging are all wrong
4 years ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claims of vote rigging are all wrong

Associated Press  

Clinging to notions of widespread vote rigging that his own attorney general has disputed, President Donald Trump repeated a litany of baseless assertions Wednesday of political corruption, machine tampering and mysterious votes appearing out of nowhere that allowed Joe Biden to steal the election. A look at the claims and reality: VOTER FRAUD TRUMP: “You can’t let another person steal …

Trump pushes discredited election conspiracy theories in ranting first TV interview since defeat
4 years ago

Trump pushes discredited election conspiracy theories in ranting first TV interview since defeat

The Independent  

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Michigan certifies Biden win, Trump challenge thwarted again
4 years, 1 month ago

Michigan certifies Biden win, Trump challenge thwarted again

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state, another setback for President Donald Trump in his futile effort to undermine the results of the Nov. 3 election through baseless legal challenges and unsupported claims of fraud. “There needs to be a thorough and full review of Michigan’s election process and procedures …

Where things stand with Trump and the US election
4 years, 1 month ago

Where things stand with Trump and the US election

Al Jazeera  

Michigan certifies results as President Donald Trump’s legal challenges and vote recounts continue three weeks after US Election Day. Michigan certified United States President-elect Joe Biden as the winner in the election battleground Midwestern state on Monday, as President Donald Trump’s legal challenges and vote recounts continued to give little chance of a change in the outcome. But Trump’s campaign …

Donald Trump campaign observers 'obstructing recount' of presidential results, say Wisconsin officials
4 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump campaign observers 'obstructing recount' of presidential results, say Wisconsin officials

Firstpost  

With no precedent for a recount reversing such a large margin, Trump’s strategy is widely seen as being aimed at an eventual court challenge, part of a push in key states to undo his election loss Milwaukee: Election officials in Wisconsin’s largest county accused observers for President Donald Trump of seeking to obstruct a recount of the presidential results, in …

Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed. But it is extremely unlikely to lead to any different result for president.” In a …

Trump forges ahead with frantic effort to overturn election
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump forges ahead with frantic effort to overturn election

Al Jazeera  

Having exhausted many of his legal options, Trump is looking at other ways to subvert Joe Biden’s victory. President Donald Trump and his allies are pushing forward with a slapdash and erratic effort to overturn Joe Biden’s victory, taking unprecedented steps to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Among their last-ditch tactics: summoning Michigan state legislators to the White …

Opinion: Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Joshua A. Douglas Mark Cornelison/Mark Cornelison | UKphoto Trump, who clearly lost the presidential election by large electoral and popular vote margins, has filed lawsuits in numerous battleground states that have largely gone nowhere. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, even suggested …

Michigan: Trump courts state GOP leaders in bid to overturn election he lost
4 years, 1 month ago

Michigan: Trump courts state GOP leaders in bid to overturn election he lost

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has invited Republican state lawmakers from Michigan to the White House on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the President and his legal team are mounting an effort to overturn the results of the election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump also called two Republican canvass board members from Wayne …

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