We learned that the DOJ is investigating a scheme to offer a bribe to the Trump White House in exchange for a pardon. I’ll bet you didn’t see that plot twist coming. Me neither. I also didn’t expect Barr to announce that the DOJ didn’t find enough evidence of election fraud to sway the election. …
First, before we get to the Trump legal team epic fail, a few of you asked about ways to control the spread of disinformation. Two examples from my inbox: It would seem we are greatly lacking laws to protect democracy in the area of disinformation (if Fox is an example of this problem). A large …
The Trump Legal team filed more documents today in the appellate court. I tweeted a bit about how silly they were (let me know if you all want me to march through them). Then this happened: Trump giving the go-ahead for the transition to get underway was (I believe) the closest he will get to …
Twitter had a lot of questions about this, so I assume you all do, too. Warning: After reading this post, you may know more about civil and appellate procedure than you ever wanted to know. 🤓 First, to recap. On Tuesday, Giuliani made one of the more unhinged arguments I’ve ever listened to. (The court’s …
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[Click here to read on the Washington Post website] The drama Tuesday night in Wayne County, Mich., over whether to certify the election results was the perfect illustration of President Trump’s attempts to undermine the 2020 election and install himself as the winner — and also of why he’s not succeeding. Trump’s efforts are failing, …
[Disclaimer: I’m writing quickly at the end of a long day. Any typing errors or garbled sentences are the fault of keyboard gremlins.] Trump and pals have been busy trying to subvert American democracy. They’re finding out it isn’t so easy. I. Wayne County Canvassing Board There was a bit of drama today out of …
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Seems not everyone has heard of Sadopopulism (Timothy Snyder’s term) Trump voters have always suffered from his policies. They suffer from tax policies that makes them poorer. They suffer when they don’t have health care. They suffer from cuts in education and public welfare. But they love Trump because he tells them beautiful lies. He …
Questions from the “Ask Teri” button in blue. Others from Twitter. Q: I’m already hearing chatter, both online and with friends, that Kamala Harris isn’t a viable presidential candidate for 2024. Do you have ideas on how can we move our country towards addressing and combating our unconscious (and all too often conscious) bias against women …
First, the Great Election Day Con. Then, I’ll answer questions from Twitter followers and questions that came from the “Ask Teri” button on my blog. I: The Great Election Day Con I expanded my thoughts about what is happening with Trump’s election day lies for Just Security (based at the New York University School of Law). …
