Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, has just announced he’s removing 191,473 voters from the Georgia voter rolls. In the press release, Raffensperger boasts that Georgia has the “Cleanest voter lists in America” — of course, they've bleached them whiter than white. Meanwhile, as reported by Meidas Touch host Fred Wellman, a right wing data miner has filed an Open Records request for “Copies of the signature cards used in the election process” — for ALL 7 million Georgia voters — including “the voter's name, address, and signature.” This is very dangerous. I presume it’s for the purpose of mass vigilante challenges to ballots. And it's not just about Georgia. The Peach State is the GOP's test kitchen for vote suppression trickery, which they then roll out nationwide. Vote suppression is class war by other means. It's about power and resources. They're not stealing votes to steal elections. They're stealing votes to steal the money. Stay informed, sign up to our FREE newsletter at: GregPalast.com/subscribe

Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, has just announced he’s removing <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/georgia-announces-new-purge-of-191473-voters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">191,473 voters</a> from the Georgia voter rolls. In the press release, Raffensperger boasts that Georgia has the “Cleanest voter lists in America” — of course, they've bleached them whiter than white. Meanwhile, as reported by Meidas Touch host <a href="https://twitter.com/FPWellman/status/1683220702990680071" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Wellman</a>, a right wing data miner has filed an Open Records request for “Copies of the signature cards used in the election process” — for ALL 7 million Georgia voters — including “the voter's name, address, and signature.” This is very dangerous. I presume it’s for the purpose of mass vigilante challenges to ballots. And it's not just about Georgia. The Peach State is the GOP's test kitchen for vote suppression trickery, which they then roll out nationwide. Vote suppression is class war by other means. It's about power and resources. They're not stealing votes to steal elections. They're stealing votes to steal the money. Stay informed, sign up to our FREE newsletter at: <a href="https://GregPalast.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com/subscribe</a>

Georgia scrubs voter rolls — again — removes 191,473 voters

Paul Singer

When ProPublica reported on the undeclared luxury fishing trip Justice Samuel Alito took courtesy of billionaire Vulture Fund manager Paul Singer, they reported there was a major conflict of interest with a case that Singer brought in front of the Supreme Court against the Nation of Argentina (which I wrote about in my book Billionaires &amp; Ballot Bandits). But they failed to mention another very important case Singer was involved in.  Singer's big goal in influencing the judiciary was to overturn the Voting Rights Act. He was a big promoter of Shelby v. Holder. Now, Shelby, Alabama didn’t have the money to take the case to the Supreme Court, it came from two groups of donors: the Koch Brothers, through Donors Trust, and Paul Singer, through the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank which he funds and pretty much directs. So, Shelby v. Holder, the most devastating decision against voting rights, was directly created and propagated by Singer. His fishing buddy, Justice Alito should have recused himself. That would've changed the outcome, because the decision was made 5 to 4, with Alito's being the surprise deciding vote. Alito should not have been on that case, and if he'd recused himself — as he should have done — we would still have the full Voting Rights Act. ▶️ Get the full story. Download my film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy — available for FREE for a limited time. 

When ProPublica reported on the undeclared luxury fishing trip Justice Samuel Alito took courtesy of billionaire Vulture Fund manager Paul Singer, they reported there was a major conflict of interest with a case that Singer brought in front of the Supreme Court against the <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/paul-singer-the-vulture-chewing-argentinas-living-corpse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nation of Argentina</a> (which I wrote about in my book <a href="http://www.palastinvestigativefund.org/?id=52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billionaires &amp; Ballot Bandits</a>). But they failed to mention another very important case Singer was involved in.  Singer's big goal in influencing the judiciary was to overturn the Voting Rights Act. He was a big promoter of <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/paul-singer-funded-scotus-case-that-gutted-voting-rights-act/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shelby</a><a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/paul-singer-funded-scotus-case-that-gutted-voting-rights-act/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> v. Holder</a>. Now, Shelby, Alabama didn’t have the money to take the case to the Supreme Court, it came from two groups of donors: the Koch Brothers, through Donors Trust, and Paul Singer, through the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank which he funds and pretty much directs. So, Shelby v. Holder, the most devastating decision against voting rights, was directly created and propagated by Singer. His fishing buddy, Justice Alito should have recused himself. That would've changed the outcome, because the decision was made 5 to 4, with Alito's being the surprise deciding vote. Alito should not have been on that case, and if he'd recused himself — as he should have done — we would still have the full Voting Rights Act. ▶️ Get the full story. Download my film, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/best-democracy-free-or-donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Best Democracy Money Can Buy</a> — available for <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/best-democracy-free-or-donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE for a limited time</a>.

Paul Singer funded the SCOTUS case that gutted the Voting Rights Act

On June 25th, 2013 the US Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, when they ruled 5 to 4 that Section 4 was unconstitutional. The case, Shelby v. Holder, was financed in part by multi-billionaire hedge fund manager Paul “The Vulture” Singer. Earlier this week, ProPublica revealed that Singer flew Justice Samuel Alito on his private jet to Alaska for a luxury fishing vacation in early 2008 (a gift which Alito failed to disclose). Singer subsequently had multiple cases before Alito and the Supreme Court — including a 15-year long dispute with the nation of Argentina. Justice Alito also just happened to be the surprise deciding vote on Shelby v. Holder. That was Singer's holy grail, to destroy the Voting Rights Act, because he knew it was the key to Republican vote suppression efforts. Indeed, the entire vote suppression effort that we've been reporting on for the past decade relied on the destruction of the Voting Rights Act. ▶️ Get the full story. Download my film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy — available for FREE for a limited time. 

On June 25th, 2013 the US Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, when they ruled 5 to 4 that Section 4 was unconstitutional. The case, Shelby v. Holder, was financed in part by multi-billionaire hedge fund manager Paul “The Vulture” Singer. Earlier this week, ProPublica revealed that Singer flew Justice Samuel Alito on his private jet to Alaska for a luxury fishing vacation in early 2008 (a gift which Alito failed to disclose). Singer subsequently had multiple cases before Alito and the Supreme Court — including a 15-year long dispute with the nation of Argentina. Justice Alito also just happened to be the surprise deciding vote on Shelby v. Holder. That was Singer's holy grail, to destroy the Voting Rights Act, because he knew it was the key to Republican vote suppression efforts. Indeed, the entire vote suppression effort that we've been reporting on for the past decade relied on the destruction of the Voting Rights Act. ▶️ Get the full story. Download my film, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/best-democracy-free-or-donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Best Democracy Money Can Buy</a> — available for <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/best-democracy-free-or-donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE for a limited time</a>.

The Justice & The Vulture: How Samuel Alito & Paul Singer tore apart the Voting Rights Act

Trump's been indicted for mishandling classified documents. Charges include Obstruction of Justice and violation of Espionage Act — but will he serve time? "I have now read this indictment three times — and remember I was a Justice Department investigator and I've been in many litigations on these big cases — and I've never seen such an indictment," says Greg Palast. "I don't see how Trump gets out of this unless he's Houdini... But I'm very concerned that the clock is Trump's friend." In this week's edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss special counsel Jack Smith’s case, and the likelihood that it will result in jail time for Trump.

Trump's been indicted for mishandling classified documents. Charges include Obstruction of Justice and violation of Espionage Act — but will he serve time? "I have now read this indictment three times — and remember I was a Justice Department investigator and I've been in many litigations on these big cases — and I've never seen such an indictment," says Greg Palast. "I don't see how Trump gets out of this unless he's Houdini... But I'm very concerned that the clock is Trump's friend." In this week's edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss special counsel Jack Smith’s case, and the likelihood that it will result in jail time for Trump.

Trump indicted — but will he serve time?

Pat Robertson

I did a massive investigation of the late, defrocked "Reverend" Pat Robertson, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 and was, weirdly, a fan of mine. I wrote the exposé for The Guardian and had secretly recorded Robertson admitting to several financial crimes. He had raised millions of dollars from his flock, the 700 Club (which was named after those who donated $700 a year). They raised millions for “Operation Blessing”, supposedly to help alleviate the woes of refugees fleeing genocide in Rwanda. “Operation Blessing” then purchased planes, ostensibly to shuttle medical supplies in and out of the refugee camp in Goma, Congo (then Zaire). However, investigative reporter Bill Sizemore of the Virginian-Pilot discovered that, except for one medical flight, the planes were used to haul heavy equipment for something called the African Development Corporation, a diamond mining operation distant from Goma.  African Development was owned by Pat Robertson.  Get the full "Diamonds for the Antichrist" story at Greg Palast.com  In addition, as those who've seen my film The Assassination of Hugo Chavez know, the ex-Reverend called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez. Why would he care so much about removing Chavez? Because Chavez refused to give Robertson a gold mining concession in Venezuela.  Watch The Assassination of Hugo Chavez using this FREE download link.  * * * * * Robertson also gave us the phrase "New World Order", for George Bush Senior's New World Order creation that would replace the Communist world order after the Cold War. And it was Robertson who warned us that there was a cabal of bankers, Presbyterians, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate Finance Committee who are taking their orders directly from Satan. Now, I should note that the chairman of the banking committee who helped create the Federal Reserve was Pat Robertson's father; Absalom Willis Robertson was a Senator, was chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and helped create the Federal Reserve Board. So, Pat Robertson basically saw his father as Satan’s Commander on Earth. But it’s no joke, because we all paid the price for the Christian Coalition’s “good works”. The Christian Coalition illegally backed George Bush Senior for president by sending out tens of millions of pieces of mail to Born Again Christians telling them to vote for George Herbert Walker Bush. Robertson deserves credit, if you wanna call it credit, for recreating the Republican Party as an adjunct of the Christian Coalition, and making Born Again Christians supreme — basically kingmakers — within the Republican Party. * * * * * I spent all day with Robertson, with my concealed recorder, and because he said that God asked him to run for president, I asked him, with a campaign manager like the Lord, how could you lose? And he said, well, the Lord asked me to run for president, not to win. Out of that run, I created a mailing list of 3 million people.  The Christian Coalition grew out of Robertson’s presidential campaign, and as Robertson said, now no Republican can run for dog catcher without the Christian Coalition's approval. So, Robertson may be gone, but the dead hand of the Christian Right is running the Republican party — and that was Robertson’s goal. For those who want to read the full investigation, which was also in my book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, I’m offering a FREE download of the audiobook, in which Al Franken reads the chapter about the ex-Reverend Pat.  

I did a massive investigation of the late, defrocked "Reverend" Pat Robertson, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 and was, weirdly, a fan of mine. I wrote the exposé for <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/wp-content/uploads/I-dont-have-to-be-nice-to-the-spirit-of-the-AntichristMay-23-1999.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> and had secretly recorded Robertson admitting to several financial crimes. He had raised millions of dollars from his flock, the 700 Club (which was named after those who donated $700 a year). They raised millions for “Operation Blessing”, supposedly to help alleviate the woes of refugees fleeing genocide in Rwanda. “Operation Blessing” then purchased planes, ostensibly to shuttle medical supplies in and out of the refugee camp in Goma, Congo (then Zaire). However, investigative reporter Bill Sizemore of the Virginian-Pilot discovered that, except for one medical flight, the planes were used to haul heavy equipment for something called the African Development Corporation, a diamond mining operation distant from Goma.  African Development was owned by Pat Robertson. Get the full "<a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/rev-pat-robertson-diamonds-for-the-anti-christ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diamonds for the Antichrist</a>" story at <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/rev-pat-robertson-diamonds-for-the-anti-christ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Palast.com</a> In addition, as those who've seen my film <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/chavezdownload/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Assassination of Hugo Chavez</a> know, the ex-Reverend called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez. Why would he care so much about removing Chavez? Because Chavez refused to give Robertson a gold mining concession in Venezuela. Watch <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/chavezdownload/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Assassination of Hugo Chavez</a> using this <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/chavezdownload/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE download link</a>.  * * * * * Robertson also gave us the phrase "New World Order", for George Bush Senior's New World Order creation that would replace the Communist world order after the Cold War. And it was Robertson who warned us that there was a cabal of bankers, Presbyterians, the Federal Reserve, and the US Senate Finance Committee who are taking their orders directly from Satan. Now, I should note that the chairman of the banking committee who helped create the Federal Reserve was Pat Robertson's father; Absalom Willis Robertson was a Senator, was chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, and helped create the Federal Reserve Board. So, Pat Robertson basically saw his father as Satan’s Commander on Earth. But it’s no joke, because we all paid the price for the Christian Coalition’s “good works”. The Christian Coalition illegally backed George Bush Senior for president by sending out tens of millions of pieces of mail to Born Again Christians telling them to vote for George Herbert Walker Bush. Robertson deserves credit, if you wanna call it credit, for recreating the Republican Party as an adjunct of the Christian Coalition, and making Born Again Christians supreme — basically kingmakers — within the Republican Party. * * * * * I spent all day with Robertson, with my concealed recorder, and because he said that God asked him to run for president, I asked him, with a campaign manager like the Lord, how could you lose? And he said, well, the Lord asked me to run for president, not to win. Out of that run, I created a mailing list of 3 million people.  The Christian Coalition grew out of Robertson’s presidential campaign, and as Robertson said, now no Republican can run for dog catcher without the Christian Coalition's approval. So, Robertson may be gone, but the dead hand of the Christian Right is running the Republican party — and that was Robertson’s goal. For those who want to read the full investigation, which was also in my book, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/palasts-best-democracy-2004-audiobook-free/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Best Democracy Money Can Buy</a>, I’m offering a <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/palasts-best-democracy-2004-audiobook-free/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE download of the audiobook</a>, in which Al Franken reads the chapter about the ex-Reverend Pat.

“Rev” Pat Robertson: Diamonds for the Antichrist

It’s easy to make fun of Donald Trump’s brain vomit unleashed on CNN Wednesday.  But one of his Big Fibs is seriously threatening the 2024 election. Trump said: “If you look at True the Vote, they found millions of votes on camera, on government cameras, where they were stuffing ballot boxes. … Look at what happened in Atlanta, millions of votes, and all you have to do is take a look at government cameras. You will see them, people going to 28 different voting booths to vote, to put in seven ballots apiece. I mean, and they’re all on camera.” The Palast Investigative team took on this very claim in our film Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman. Trump’s claim of one guy stuffing ballots into “28 voting booths” (he meant, absentee ballot dropboxes) comes, as he says, from the Texas group of self-proclaimed vote fraud vigilantes True the Vote, producers of the film 2000 Mules, premiered by Trump at Mar-a-Lago. In 2000 Mules, as sinister music plays, we see a Black man get out of his car, approach a ballot drop box—and put in his vote.  Yes, it’s all on camera Mr. Ex-President.  It’s a lot of shots of Black men…voting, putting their ballots in the box.  One of them, Mark Andrews, an Atlanta tech exec., who was hunted down by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation because of the Trump/True the Vote claim, has now sued True the Vote for defamation—and they have not denied he was falsely accused.  (Andrews had placed his ballot in the box along with his wife’s and three adult kids’ ballots.) It’s very satisfying to say, as the CNN pundits do, that Trump is lying, that this ballot-box stuffing claim by True the Vote has been “de-bunked.” But what preening pundits leave out is that Trump’s claims have been astonishingly effective in changing laws to coldly block Black voting.  ▶️ Get the full story at GregPalast.com

It’s easy to make fun of Donald Trump’s brain vomit unleashed on CNN Wednesday.  But one of his Big Fibs is seriously threatening the 2024 election. Trump said: “If you look at True the Vote, they found millions of votes on camera, on government cameras, where they were stuffing ballot boxes. … Look at what happened in Atlanta, millions of votes, and all you have to do is take a look at government cameras. You will see them, people going to 28 different voting booths to vote, to put in seven ballots apiece. I mean, and they’re all on camera.” The Palast Investigative team took on this very claim in our film <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman</a>. Trump’s claim of one guy stuffing ballots into “28 voting booths” (he meant, absentee ballot dropboxes) comes, as he says, from the Texas group of self-proclaimed vote fraud vigilantes True the Vote, producers of the film 2000 Mules, premiered by Trump at Mar-a-Lago. In 2000 Mules, as sinister music plays, we see a Black man get out of his car, approach a ballot drop box—and put in his vote. Yes, it’s all on camera Mr. Ex-President.  It’s a lot of shots of Black men…voting, putting their ballots in the box.  One of them, Mark Andrews, an Atlanta tech exec., who was hunted down by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation because of the Trump/True the Vote claim, has now sued True the Vote for defamation—and they have not denied he was falsely accused.  (Andrews had placed his ballot in the box along with his wife’s and three adult kids’ ballots.) It’s very satisfying to say, as the CNN pundits do, that Trump is lying, that this ballot-box stuffing claim by True the Vote has been “de-bunked.” But what preening pundits leave out is that Trump’s claims have been astonishingly effective in changing laws to coldly block Black voting.  ▶️ Get the full story at <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/trumps-ballot-box-brain-vomit-is-a-bigger-threat-than-you-think/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com</a>

Trump’s Townhall Ballot-Box BS  Is a Bigger Threat Than You Think

This week it’s been revealed that Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has done immunity deals with at least 8 of the 16 fraudulent electors involved in the scheme to fix the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.  In this week’s show investigative journalist Greg Palast and host Dennis J. Bernstein also talk about how Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is punishing the victims with his recent interest rate hike.   For more on that, read "Powell’s Bag of Leeches: Hiking interest, the Medieval cure for inflation” at GregPalast.com

This week it’s been revealed that Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has done immunity deals with at least 8 of the 16 fraudulent electors involved in the scheme to fix the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In this week’s show investigative journalist Greg Palast and host Dennis J. Bernstein also talk about how Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is punishing the victims with his recent interest rate hike.   For more on that, read "<a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/powells-bag-of-leeches/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Powell’s Bag of Leeches: Hiking interest, the Medieval cure for inflation</a>” at <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/powells-bag-of-leeches/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com</a>

Fani Willis Flips 8 Fake Electors in Georgia Grand Jury Investigation

What happened in the Dominion case against Fox? What about Smartmatic, the voting machine company which Hugo Chavez helped launch that’s also suing Fox? Why has Fulton County DA Fani Willis filed a motion to remove the attorney representing 10 of the Georgia fraudulent electors? And what’s happening with Ali Alexander? Why was he banned from Twitter — again!?!

What happened in the Dominion case against Fox? What about Smartmatic, the voting machine company which Hugo Chavez helped launch that’s also suing Fox? Why has Fulton County DA Fani Willis filed a motion to remove the attorney representing 10 of the Georgia fraudulent electors? And what’s happening with Ali Alexander? Why was he banned from Twitter — again!?!

Dominion v. Fox, et al.

I hate to rain on the parade, but Trump’s indictment — even felony conviction — will not bar Trump from holding office. While I’ve reported on Trump as a one-man crime wave, the cold truth is, if convicted, it will be his first offense for low-level felony — so forget jail time. Other problems with New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case... The prosecutor has to prove that Trump INTENDED to hush up his affair to save his election — as opposed to saving him from the Wrath of Melania. This is nearly identical to the case of ex-Sen. John Edwards [D-NC] who paid off the girlfriend he got pregnant during his run for President and for Vice-President (as John Kerry’s running mate). The jury didn’t buy the line that hush money was a hidden campaign contribution. The case was then dropped. And let’s not sugar-coat the problems for prosecutors in Manhattan. Their two key witnesses are creeps: Michael Cohen, a convicted felon knuckle-breaker for Trump, and Stormy Daniels, a woman who blackmailed Trump into paying hush money. (On the other hand, Cohen and Daniels come off as sincere and contrite about their affairs with The Donald.) A similar problem arises with the case in Georgia, which will soon go to a new grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will have to PROVE that Trump KNEW he’d lost the election and KNEW that he was committing a crime by promoting a bogus slate of Electors to the Electoral College. When Trump said to the Sec. of State of Georgia, "find 11,780 votes," it was preceded by Trump’s crazy-town claims about illegal voters. Trump’s lawyers will argue, in the UNLIKELY case he’s indicted, that Agent Orange was relying on a legal memo by professor of law John Eastman. They’ll also claim that Trump truly believed the goofy BS about stuffed ballot boxes and illegal voters from grifter groups like True the Vote. Sorry to give you the bad news about the prosecutions. But that’s why they call it LAW school and not JUSTICE school.

I hate to rain on the parade, but Trump’s indictment — even felony conviction — will not bar Trump from holding office. While I’ve reported on Trump as a one-man crime wave, the cold truth is, if convicted, it will be his first offense for low-level felony — so forget jail time. Other problems with New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case... The prosecutor has to prove that Trump INTENDED to hush up his affair to save his election — as opposed to saving him from the Wrath of Melania. This is nearly identical to the case of ex-Sen. John Edwards [D-NC] who paid off the girlfriend he got pregnant during his run for President and for Vice-President (as John Kerry’s running mate). The jury didn’t buy the line that hush money was a hidden campaign contribution. The case was then dropped. And let’s not sugar-coat the problems for prosecutors in Manhattan. Their two key witnesses are creeps: Michael Cohen, a convicted felon knuckle-breaker for Trump, and Stormy Daniels, a woman who blackmailed Trump into paying hush money. (On the other hand, Cohen and Daniels come off as sincere and contrite about their affairs with The Donald.) A similar problem arises with the case in Georgia, which will soon go to a new grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will have to PROVE that Trump KNEW he’d lost the election and KNEW that he was committing a crime by promoting a bogus slate of Electors to the Electoral College. When Trump said to the Sec. of State of Georgia, "find 11,780 votes," it was preceded by Trump’s crazy-town claims about illegal voters. Trump’s lawyers will argue, in the UNLIKELY case he’s indicted, that Agent Orange was relying on a legal memo by professor of law John Eastman. They’ll also claim that Trump truly believed the goofy BS about stuffed ballot boxes and illegal voters from grifter groups like True the Vote. Sorry to give you the bad news about the prosecutions. But that’s why they call it LAW school and not JUSTICE school.

Trump indictment, even conviction, won’t bar him from Presidency

Georgia is on our minds — again —this week on the Election Crimes Bulletin, with new GOP laws to eliminate absentee voting by dropbox (SB 221), to stop the use of (unfortunately) much-needed donations to support election administration (SB 222), and to create a new Georgia commission to restrict and remove prosecutors (SB 92). The later law is clearly aimed at curtailing the activities of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who’s investigating criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election by Donald Trump and his cronies, and is edging ever closer to indictments. Meanwhile the Biden Administration has joined Fair Fight, the voting rights organization founded by Georgia’s should-have-been-governor Stacey Abrams, in their legal action against True the Vote, the right wing "election integrity" organization that attempted to overturn the 2020 and 2022 elections with mass voter challenges. Earlier this month, US District Court Judge Steve C. Jones ordered True the Vote to stand trial in Atlanta. In his summary judgment, Judge Jones noted that even True the Vote’s so-called expert, Gregg Phillips, “candidly admits that there will be voters on the challenge list that are eligible to vote.” But it remains to be seen how far the Biden Administration will go to support Fair Fight’s action against True the Vote and its army of vigilante vote challengers, which we exposed before the 2022 election in on our film, Vigilante. Also in the news is Ginni Thomas, the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who’s raised new ethics questions after it was revealed that Crowdsourcers for Culture and Liberty, a conservative think tank led by her, accepted anonymous donations totaling $596,000 in 2019. Much of the money, $400,000, came via Donors Trust, an organization that has long been on the radar of the Palast Investigations team. As a funnel for Koch funds, Donors Trust had a prominent role in our 2016 film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Learn all about this and more on the latest edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Dennis Bernstein and Greg Palast.

Georgia is on our minds — again —this week on the Election Crimes Bulletin, with new GOP laws to eliminate absentee voting by dropbox (SB 221), to stop the use of (unfortunately) much-needed donations to support election administration (SB 222), and to create a new Georgia commission to restrict and remove prosecutors (SB 92). The later law is clearly aimed at curtailing the activities of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who’s investigating criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election by Donald Trump and his cronies, and is edging ever closer to indictments. Meanwhile the Biden Administration has joined Fair Fight, the voting rights organization founded by Georgia’s should-have-been-governor Stacey Abrams, in their legal action against True the Vote, the right wing "election integrity" organization that attempted to overturn the 2020 and 2022 elections with mass voter challenges. Earlier this month, US District Court Judge Steve C. Jones ordered True the Vote to stand trial in Atlanta. In his summary judgment, Judge Jones noted that even True the Vote’s so-called expert, Gregg Phillips, “candidly admits that there will be voters on the challenge list that are eligible to vote.” But it remains to be seen how far the Biden Administration will go to support Fair Fight’s action against True the Vote and its army of vigilante vote challengers, which we exposed before the 2022 election in on our film, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante</a>. Also in the news is Ginni Thomas, the wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who’s raised new ethics questions after it was revealed that Crowdsourcers for Culture and Liberty, a conservative think tank led by her, accepted anonymous donations totaling $596,000 in 2019. Much of the money, $400,000, came via Donors Trust, an organization that has long been on the radar of the Palast Investigations team. As a funnel for Koch funds, Donors Trust had a prominent role in our 2016 film, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/the-best-democracy-money-can-buy-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Best Democracy Money Can Buy</a>. Learn all about this and more on the latest edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with Dennis Bernstein and Greg Palast.

Election Crimes Bulletin: It’s Georgia — AGAIN!!!

Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Rolling Stone. You can read/watch his reports at GregPalast.com. He is the author of the NY Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Billionaires &amp; Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse, and the highly acclaimed Vultures’ Picnic. You can stream his new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman — introduced by Martin Sheen and narrated by Rosario Dawson — for a limited time at: VigilanteMovie.com

Donald Trump

As things heat up for Donal Trump on the legal front, we take a look at the possible indictments heading his way from New York and Georgia. Though it looks like New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg might pip Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis to the post with his case involving Trump’s payoff to adult film star Stormy Daniels, it’s perhaps the possible Georgia indictment that’s proving to be more intriguing. Especially since this past week it was revealed that the Georgia Grand Jury was played a recording of a call Trump made in December 2020 to then-Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (who since died in November 2022) asking him to convene a special session of the state legislature to overturn Georgia's presidential election results. Meanwhile New York Attorney General Leticia James has revived the case Bragg controversially dropped in February 2022 involving faked financial documents. Though James’ action is civil rather than criminal, the case extends beyond the former-president to three of his children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump — and could see them all barred from doing business in New York.

As things heat up for Donal Trump on the legal front, we take a look at the possible indictments heading his way from New York and Georgia. Though it looks like New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg might pip Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis to the post with his case involving Trump’s payoff to adult film star Stormy Daniels, it’s perhaps the possible Georgia indictment that’s proving to be more intriguing. Especially since this past week it was revealed that the Georgia Grand Jury was played a recording of a call Trump made in December 2020 to then-Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (who since died in November 2022) asking him to convene a special session of the state legislature to overturn Georgia's presidential election results. Meanwhile New York Attorney General Leticia James has revived the case Bragg controversially dropped in February 2022 involving faked financial documents. Though James’ action is civil rather than criminal, the case extends beyond the former-president to three of his children — Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump — and could see them all barred from doing business in New York.

The legal heat is on for Donald Trump

“It’s in front of him” may be the words that finally send Donald Trump to the hoosegow. The focus of Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis' Grand Jury investigation was on the scheme to present a fraudulent slate of Electors to Congress (which VP Mike Pence was supposed to select for the Electoral College). And, according to the January 6th Committee report, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel sent an "elector recap" memo to Trump summarizing the scheme, based on a phone call between McDaniel, lawyer John Eastman, and the then President. Crucially, a Trump aide told McDaniel, "It’s in front of him." Years back, I was principal investigator on a major RICO conspiracy case in Georgia, where the state's racketeering law is tougher than federal law.  I cannot see how Trump avoids state RICO charges — as the instigator of the fraud who has, apparently, signed off on the plans for the Electoral vote heist.

“It’s in front of him” may be the words that finally send Donald Trump to the hoosegow.   The focus of Fulton County District Attorney, Fani Willis' Grand Jury investigation was on the scheme to present a fraudulent slate of Electors to Congress (which VP Mike Pence was supposed to select for the Electoral College). And, according to the January 6th Committee report, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel sent an "elector recap" memo to Trump summarizing the scheme, based on a phone call between McDaniel, lawyer John Eastman, and the then President. Crucially, a Trump aide told McDaniel, "<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/central-question-as-georgia-inquiry-wraps-will-trump-face-criminal-charges/?amp=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It’s in front of him</a>."   Years back, I was principal investigator on a major RICO conspiracy case in Georgia, where the state's racketeering law is tougher than federal law.  I cannot see how Trump avoids state RICO charges — as the instigator of the fraud who has, apparently, signed off on the plans for the Electoral vote heist.

The words that could convict Trump

The 800-page gorilla of a report from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol seems strangely silent on a few matters that, apparently, were a bit too uncomfortable for the Committee to take on. So, buckle up for a discomfiting ride with our investigative team that has been tracking the insurrectionists for years before the Insurrection in this Special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with FlashPoints host Denis J. Bernstein, investigative journalist Greg Palast, and Palast Investigative Fund researcher and photojournalist Zach D. Roberts. For more on this, read our report: The Secret History of a Riot.

The 800-page gorilla of a report from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol seems strangely silent on a few matters that, apparently, were a bit too uncomfortable for the Committee to take on. So, buckle up for a discomfiting ride with our investigative team that has been tracking the insurrectionists for years before the Insurrection in this Special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin with FlashPoints host Denis J. Bernstein, investigative journalist Greg Palast, and Palast Investigative Fund researcher and photojournalist Zach D. Roberts. For more on this, read our report: <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/the-secret-history-of-a-riot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Secret History of a Riot</a>.

The Secret History of the Jan 6 Riot

In the latest edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, investigative journalist Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss the mainstream media’s fear of real news, and what's missing from their headlines on stories ranging from the George Santos scandal to the recently released transcripts from the January 6 Committee. Talking of huge stories the mainstream media fail to report... Our documentary, Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman, will be available online through New Year's Day. After that, for contractual reasons, we have to take it down. It’s free for these next couple of days – then gone! Go to: VigilanteMovie.com Watch it and pass on the link.

In the latest edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, investigative journalist Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss the mainstream media’s fear of real news, and what's missing from their headlines on stories ranging from the George Santos scandal to the recently released transcripts from the January 6 Committee. Talking of huge stories the mainstream media fail to report... Our documentary, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilantefilm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman</a>, will be available online through New Year's Day. After that, for contractual reasons, we have to take it down. It’s free for these next couple of days – then gone! Go to: <a href="http://www.vigilantemovie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VigilanteMovie.com</a> Watch it and <a href="http://www.vigilantemovie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pass on the link</a>.

Santos, spiked stories, and the mainstream media’s fear of real news

Finally. The Department of Justice has finally taken on ‘True the Vote’, the right-wing group behind the wrongful challenge of hundreds of thousands of legal Georgia voters. True the Vote challenges were the central subject of the film Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman created by the Palast Investigative Fund team. I know what you’re thinking: Why did Justice sue two weeks AFTER the Georgia runoff election? Luckily, the film and our related reports got out in Georgia before the election. We held special voter impact showings from Coffee County to Gwinnett to Valdosta. Crucially, we confronted and exposed True the Vote’s agents, every one a Republican official, scaring them away from further challenges. Watch Vigilante for no charge, through New Year’s Day at: VigilanteMovie.com

Finally. The Department of Justice has finally taken on ‘True the Vote’, the right-wing group behind the wrongful challenge of hundreds of thousands of legal Georgia voters. True the Vote challenges were the central subject of the film <a href="http://VigilanteMovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman</a> created by the Palast Investigative Fund team. I know what you’re thinking: Why did Justice sue two weeks AFTER the Georgia runoff election? Luckily, the film and our related reports got out in Georgia before the election. We held special voter impact showings from Coffee County to Gwinnett to Valdosta. Crucially, we confronted and exposed True the Vote’s agents, every one a Republican official, scaring them away from further challenges. Watch Vigilante for no charge, through New Year’s Day at: <a href="http://VigilanteMovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VigilanteMovie.com</a>

DOJ takes on ’True the Vote’ Vigilantes — finally!

As control of the Senate hangs in the balance, once again, the balance of power may be decided in Georgia. And once again, as in 2020, Reverend Raphael Warnock [D] is headed for a runoff race — but this time the rules of the game have been changed. In March 2021, Brian Kemp signed a 98-page voter-suppression bill, SB202, which places severe restrictions on absentee ballots and dropboxes, and has unleashed an army of self-appointed GOP vote vigilantes, who are challenging voters en masse. Adding to the odds against a fair fight, convenient errors have come to light which affect thousands of voters. For example, in Cobb County, the ACLU found that 1,036 absentee ballots were never mailed. And under SB202, the rules for the runoff election itself have changed, with the time frame being shortened from 9 weeks to just 4, meaning the election will now be held on Dec 6, instead of in January as it was two years ago. This change may seem benign, but it will deny thousands of young and new voters, who may have wanted to vote in the runoff race, the chance to do so, since SB202 also requires voters to register at least 30 days before an election — and, in this case, the runoff election is one that voters only had 28 days notice of. As the head of the New Georgia Project, Kendra Cotton, said of democracy in Georgia: It’s death by a thousand cuts. On December 6th, we may find out if democracy in Georgia has already taken its final gasp.   For updates on the situation in Georgia, sign up to our newsletter at: GregPalast.com/subscribe

As control of the Senate hangs in the balance, once again, the balance of power may be decided in Georgia. And once again, as in 2020, Reverend Raphael Warnock [D] is headed for a runoff race — but this time the rules of the game have been changed. In March 2021, Brian Kemp signed a 98-page voter-suppression bill, SB202, which places severe restrictions on absentee ballots and dropboxes, and has unleashed an army of self-appointed GOP vote vigilantes, who are challenging voters en masse. Adding to the odds against a fair fight, convenient errors have come to light which affect thousands of voters. For example, in Cobb County, the ACLU found that <a href="https://acluga.org/over-1000-absentee-ballots-never-mailed-to-cobb-county-voters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1,036 absentee ballots were never mailed</a>. And under SB202, the rules for the runoff election itself have changed, with the time frame being <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/verify/runoff-election-register-to-vote-verify/85-44fe726e-e2a6-420e-84ea-fb492654dcb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shortened from 9 weeks to just 4</a>, meaning the election will now be held on Dec 6, instead of in January as it was two years ago. This change may seem benign, but it will deny thousands of young and new voters, who may have wanted to vote in the runoff race, the chance to do so, since SB202 also requires voters to register at least 30 days before an election — and, in this case, the runoff election is one that voters only had 28 days notice of. As the head of the New Georgia Project, Kendra Cotton, said of democracy in Georgia: It’s death by a thousand cuts. On December 6th, we may find out if democracy in Georgia has already taken its final gasp. For updates on the situation in Georgia, sign up to our newsletter at: <a href="http://GregPalast.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com/subscribe</a>

Why does it always come down to Georgia?

Vigilante voter strikes are not just happening in Georgia, where Greg Palast centered his new documentary, Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman. But the vigilantes are using different tactics in different states. In states with open carry laws, like Arizona, they’re actually showing up at early voting stations and dropbox sites with guns and masks to intimidate voters. Arizona may have an open carry law, but it’s still part of the United States of America, which means that the state is subject to the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which was specifically says you cannot use any threat of violence to intimidate voters.   In this edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, investigative journalist Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss this new wave of vigilante voter suppression.    The duo also delve into Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent ruling, which gives Lindsay Graham a temporary stay from having to testify before the grand jury in Atlanta which is investigating whether Trump and his allies tried to illegally influence and undermine the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Thomas knows even this Supreme Court will likely to overturn his ruling, but he’s given Graham a critical vacation from testifying until after the midterms. This is good news for Brian Kemp, who’s campaign might otherwise be in jeopardy if inconvenient truths about his conversations Graham were to come out before the November election.   Learn more at: GregPalast.com   Vigilante: Georgia’s Voter Suppression Hitman, exposes the most brazen, racist attack on voting rights yet.   Support our work by donating for a signed DVD of the film.   Or make a simple donation no matter how large or small to help us get the word out!

Vigilante voter strikes are not just happening in Georgia, where Greg Palast centered his new documentary, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman</a>. But the vigilantes are using different tactics in different states. In states with open carry laws, like Arizona, they’re actually showing up at early voting stations and dropbox sites with guns and masks to intimidate voters. Arizona may have an open carry law, but it’s still part of the United States of America, which means that the state is subject to the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which was specifically says you cannot use any threat of violence to intimidate voters. In this edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, investigative journalist Greg Palast and FlashPoints News host Dennis J. Bernstein discuss this new wave of vigilante voter suppression.  The duo also delve into Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent ruling, which gives Lindsay Graham a temporary stay from having to testify before the grand jury in Atlanta which is investigating whether Trump and his allies tried to illegally influence and undermine the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Thomas knows even this Supreme Court will likely to overturn his ruling, but he’s given Graham a critical vacation from testifying until after the midterms. This is good news for Brian Kemp, who’s campaign might otherwise be in jeopardy if inconvenient truths about his conversations Graham were to come out before the November election. Learn more at: <a href="https://GregPalast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com</a> <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia’s Voter Suppression Hitman</a>, exposes the most brazen, racist attack on voting rights yet.  Support our work by <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donating for a signed DVD</a> of the film.  Or make <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/save-my-vote-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a simple donation</a> no matter how large or small to <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/save-my-vote-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">help us get the word out</a>!

Armed and Masked Vigilantes Intimidate Voters in Arizona

Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, signed a law saying you can’t teach Critical Race Theory. Why? As we revealed in the film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, it was his family that first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia.   This was just before the Revolutionary War, when Georgia was a free territory. Slavery was prohibited in Georgia, and Georgia at that time included Alabama and Mississippi. Then the Kemp family cut a deal with the King of England to bring in Africans from the rice coast, because the English settlers had no idea how to grow rice. These Africans were the high tech workers of their time, they were the ones who knew how to grow rice. Rice was king before cotton in the South. So, the Kemp family's fortune, the Governor's fortune, comes from enslaving other people — that’s where the power of his family comes from, and that’s why he’s so keen to erase history.   Join me for a special, one-night only impact screening of Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman — narrated by Rosario Dawson — in Los Angeles on Weds, Oct 26 at 7PM. Entry is FREE with RSVP. Can't make the screening? Get a signed DVD with donation to support our work. 

Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, signed a law saying you can’t teach Critical Race Theory. Why? As we revealed in the film, <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman</a>, it was his family that first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia. This was just before the Revolutionary War, when Georgia was a free territory. Slavery was prohibited in Georgia, and Georgia at that time included Alabama and Mississippi. Then the Kemp family cut a deal with the King of England to bring in Africans from the rice coast, because the English settlers had no idea how to grow rice. These Africans were the high tech workers of their time, they were the ones who knew how to grow rice. Rice was king before cotton in the South. So, the Kemp family's fortune, the Governor's fortune, comes from enslaving other people — that’s where the power of his family comes from, and that’s why he’s so keen to erase history. Join me for a special, one-night only impact screening of <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman</a> — narrated by <a href="https://twitter.com/rosariodawson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rosario Dawson </a>— in Los Angeles on Weds, Oct 26 at 7PM. Entry is <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-laemmle-royal-la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE with RSVP</a>. Can't make the screening? <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get a signed DVD with donation</a> to support our work.

It was Brian Kemp’s family that first brought enslaved Africans to Georgia.

Atlanta attorney CK Hoffler serves as counsel to civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson and is Chairwoman of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s board. She’s the former President of the National Bar Association and has been at the forefront of the fight for voting rights in Georgia and beyond. In this week’s Election Crimes Bulletin, Hoffler talks about the challenges Georgia voters face at the polls in November. Having seen a preview of Palast’s new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, Hoffler also discusses the vigilante voter challenges unleashed on Georgians by Governor Brian Kemp and his SB202 anti-voting law, which the documentary exposed. “I think the way that you juxtaposed the actual people who were victims with the people who were the perpetrators of this voter suppression was nothing short of brilliant,” says Hoffler to Palast. “And then, of course, to expose and to have the country understand the history of Brian Kemp and his family, being the family who brought slavery to the state of Georgia… it was also something that was masterfully done. I think everyone needs to see this movie. It’s not just about Georgia, but it’s relevant to what’s happening in this country today.”     Vigilante: Georgia’s Voter Suppression Hitman, exposes the most brazen, racist attack on voting rights yet.    Support our work by donating for a signed DVD of the film.   Or make a simple donation no matter how large or small to help us get the word out!    Find out if you’ve been challenged, visit: SaveMyVote2022.org and search the 2022 Georgia challenge list.   Warning: The challenges continue, so bookmark the SaveMyVote2022 website and keep checking back!

Atlanta attorney CK Hoffler serves as counsel to civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson and is Chairwoman of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s board. She’s the former President of the National Bar Association and has been at the forefront of the fight for voting rights in Georgia and beyond. In this week’s Election Crimes Bulletin, Hoffler talks about the challenges Georgia voters face at the polls in November. Having seen a preview of Palast’s new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, Hoffler also discusses the vigilante voter challenges unleashed on Georgians by Governor Brian Kemp and his SB202 anti-voting law, which the documentary exposed. “I think the way that you juxtaposed the actual people who were victims with the people who were the perpetrators of this voter suppression was nothing short of brilliant,” says Hoffler to Palast. “And then, of course, to expose and to have the country understand the history of Brian Kemp and his family, being the family who brought slavery to the state of Georgia… it was also something that was masterfully done. I think everyone needs to see this movie. It’s not just about Georgia, but it’s relevant to what’s happening in this country today.” <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vigilante: Georgia’s Voter Suppression Hitman</a>, exposes the most brazen, racist attack on voting rights yet.  Support our work by <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilante-georgias-vote-suppression-hitman-dvd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donating for a signed DVD of the film</a>.  Or make <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/save-my-vote-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a simple donation</a> no matter how large or small to <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/save-my-vote-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">help us get the word out!</a>  Find out if you’ve been challenged, visit: <a href="http://savemyvote2022.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SaveMyVote2022.org</a> and <a href="https://savemyvote2022.org/georgia-election-2022-challenged-voters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">search the 2022 Georgia challenge list</a>.  Warning: The challenges continue, so bookmark the <a href="https://savemyvote2022.org/georgia-election-2022-challenged-voters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SaveMyVote2022</a> website and keep checking back!

Georgia Voting Rights attorney: We are in a voter suppression state

On Thursday, Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, appeared before the January 6 Committee to testify about her role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Ginni sent 29 text messages that we know about, and possibly more, to Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the weeks after the election encouraging him to subvert the will of the people. She was also in communication with Trump lawyer John Eastman, who wrote the infamous memo which argued that the Constitution’s 12th Amendment gave then Vice President, Mike Pence, the discretion to decide which states’ electoral votes should be counted. Ginni's husband later refused to recuse himself when SCOTUS was asked to rule on whether Trump and his cronies had to release documents to January 6 Committee investigators. When SCOTUS published its ruling, it showed Clarence supported Trump's request to suppress the documents — and, significantly, was the sole dissenting voice.  In this episode of the Elections Crimes Bulletin, Bernstein and Palast discuss this conflict of interest and the potential legal ramifications. 

On Thursday, Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, appeared before the January 6 Committee to testify about her role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Ginni sent 29 text messages that we know about, and possibly more, to Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the weeks after the election encouraging him to subvert the will of the people. She was also in communication with Trump lawyer John Eastman, who wrote the infamous memo which argued that the Constitution’s 12th Amendment gave then Vice President, Mike Pence, the discretion to decide which states’ electoral votes should be counted. Ginni's husband later refused to recuse himself when SCOTUS was asked to rule on whether Trump and his cronies had to release documents to January 6 Committee investigators. When SCOTUS published its ruling, it showed Clarence supported Trump's request to suppress the documents — and, significantly, was the sole dissenting voice.  In this episode of the Elections Crimes Bulletin, Bernstein and Palast discuss this conflict of interest and the potential legal ramifications.

Ginni Thomas appears before Jan 6 Committee

Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and Rolling Stone. You can read/watch his reports at <a href="http://GregPalast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com</a>. He is the author of the NY Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Billionaires &amp; Ballot Bandits, Armed Madhouse, and the highly acclaimed Vultures’ Picnic. You can stream his new film, Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman — introduced by Martin Sheen and narrated by Rosario Dawson — for a limited time at: <a href="http://VigilanteMovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VigilanteMovie.com</a>

Greg Palast

J. Bernstein

On this edition of Flashpoints we talk about how Trump’s Mexico tariffs will crush the US economy.

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Andrew Mount

The latest voter suppression trick is called use it or lose it. If you don't vote in two elections, they send you a postcard. If you don't respond to a postcard, you're removed from the voter rolls. Now, it is illegal to remove someone from a voter roll for not voting. Because in America you have the right not only to vote, you have the right not to vote.So how can they remove people for not voting? Because they're saying if you don't vote in a couple of elections, you don't respond to postcard, well, you've obviously moved. I tested this in Georgia. Georgia removed half a million people from the voter rolls before the election between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp. Abrams is the first black woman in American history to run for governor. She was running against Brian Kemp, who like Kris Kobach was also Secretary of State in charge of the voter rolls. So Kemp removed half a million people from the voter rolls — overwhelmingly voters of color — and runs for governor.He refused to resign his post running the election while he was running for governor. I sued him, got the list of people he removed from the voter rolls on the grounds that they had left the state or they'd moved. I had experts from Silicon Valley, four expert firms, go through name by name — not a sample, but actually named by name — and we found 340,134 voters were wrongly removed from the voter rolls, who had never left their homes. They didn't move, they didn’t even move down the street. And that elected Kemp as Governor of Georgia over Abrams. And the one thing that's refreshing is she’s suing the state — the very first Democrat ever to sue a state, saying an election was stolen by racist means. Learn more at GregPalast.com

The latest voter suppression trick is called use it or lose it. If you don't vote in two elections, they send you a postcard. If you don't respond to a postcard, you're removed from the voter rolls. Now, it is illegal to remove someone from a voter roll for not voting. Because in America you have the right not only to vote, you have the right not to vote. So how can they remove people for not voting? Because they're saying if you don't vote in a couple of elections, you don't respond to postcard, well, you've obviously moved. I tested this in Georgia. Georgia removed half a million people from the voter rolls before the election between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp. Abrams is the first black woman in American history to run for governor. She was running against Brian Kemp, who like Kris Kobach was also Secretary of State in charge of the voter rolls. So Kemp removed half a million people from the voter rolls — overwhelmingly voters of color — and runs for governor. He refused to resign his post running the election while he was running for governor. I sued him, got the list of people he removed from the voter rolls on the grounds that they had left the state or they'd moved. I had experts from Silicon Valley, four expert firms, go through name by name — not a sample, but actually named by name — and we found 340,134 voters were wrongly removed from the voter rolls, who had never left their homes. They didn't move, they didn’t even move down the street. And that elected Kemp as Governor of Georgia over Abrams. And the one thing that's refreshing is she’s suing the state — the very first Democrat ever to sue a state, saying an election was stolen by racist means. Learn more at <a href="http://GregPalast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com</a>

Palast on Rogue Regenesys with Andrew Mount

"Trump stole the election. He did it the old fashioned way — by blocking a lot of people of color from voting.”Palast talks to Michael G. Haskins on WBAI's Living For The City.Listen to the full show and more Living For The City here: https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=5935#VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #Crosscheck #InterstateCrosscheck #KrisKobach #KKKobach #VoterPurge #VotingRights #CivilRights #Elections #Voting #Election2016 #TrumpStoleIt #Election2020 #StopTheSteal #StealBackYourVote #RestoreTheVRA #GregPalast #TheBestDemocracyMoneyCanBuy

"Trump stole the election. He did it the old fashioned way — by blocking a lot of people of color from voting.” Palast talks to Michael G. Haskins on WBAI's Living For The City. Listen to the full show and more Living For The City here: <a href="https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=5935" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=5935</a> #VoterSuppression #ElectionFraud #Crosscheck #InterstateCrosscheck #KrisKobach #KKKobach #VoterPurge #VotingRights #CivilRights #Elections #Voting #Election2016 #TrumpStoleIt #Election2020 #StopTheSteal #StealBackYourVote #RestoreTheVRA #GregPalast #TheBestDemocracyMoneyCanBuy

Palast on Living For The City with Michael G. Haskins: Trump Stole It!

Sabrina Jacobs

Trump's going to steal the 2020 election. It doesn't matter how good the Democrat's campaign is, or how much they spend on ads, because we have an apartheid voting system that takes away the votes of Black, Brown, Hispanic, and young people en mass.Most Americans — Republican, Democrat, white, Black, whatever — actually believe that everyone who’s a citizen should be allowed to vote and that every vote should be counted. I think most Americans are actually quite horrified by these games.But there's a simple cure for all this vote-thieving trickery — but you have to know you've been purged or never had your name properly entered on the voters toll. So check your voter registration, and if there's a problem, reregister online.Do it NOW... before it's too late!Learn more about how you can protect your vote and make sure it counts by signing up for our newsletter at GregPalast.com/subscribe

Trump's going to steal the 2020 election. It doesn't matter how good the Democrat's campaign is, or how much they spend on ads, because we have an apartheid voting system that takes away the votes of Black, Brown, Hispanic, and young people en mass. Most Americans — Republican, Democrat, white, Black, whatever — actually believe that everyone who’s a citizen should be allowed to vote and that every vote should be counted. I think most Americans are actually quite horrified by these games. But there's a simple cure for all this vote-thieving trickery — but you have to know you've been purged or never had your name properly entered on the voters toll. So check your voter registration, and if there's a problem, reregister online. Do it NOW... before it's too late! Learn more about how you can protect your vote and make sure it counts by signing up for our newsletter at <a href="http://GregPalast.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GregPalast.com/subscribe</a>

Palast on A Rude Awakening with Sabrina Jacobs: How Trump Will Steal The 2020 Election

Wilmer Leon

Greg Palast discusses the new charges WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange faces under the Espionage Act with Critical Hour host, political scientist, author and nationally syndicated columnist. Dr. Wilmer Leon."We have a First Amendment for a reason, and it doesn't say unless it's embarrassing to the U.S. government, unless Hillary Clinton doesn't like it, unless it makes it difficult for the State Department to play the games it plays," says Palast. "The point is we are government of the people, by the people. It's not their information. It's ours. And all Julian Assange did was give us our information which our own government was wrongly and illegally concealing from us."

Greg Palast discusses the new charges WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange faces under the Espionage Act with Critical Hour host, political scientist, author and nationally syndicated columnist. Dr. Wilmer Leon. "We have a First Amendment for a reason, and it doesn't say unless it's embarrassing to the U.S. government, unless Hillary Clinton doesn't like it, unless it makes it difficult for the State Department to play the games it plays," says Palast. "The point is we are government of the people, by the people. It's not their information. It's ours. And all Julian Assange did was give us our information which our own government was wrongly and illegally concealing from us."

Palast on Critical Hour with Dr. Wilmer Leon: Assange charged under Espionage Act

Jim Crow

Stolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/

Stolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: <a href="http://gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/</a>

Flashpoints ECB: How Jim Crow Stole North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District

Kris Welch

Stolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: https://www.gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/

Stolen again. Democrat Dan McCready supposedly lost the special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District to Republican Dan Bishop by less than 4,000 votes. However, racially biased vote suppression schemes easily account for the supposed GOP victory margin. Learn more: <a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gregpalast.com/jim-crow-steals-n-carolina-9th-cd/</a>

Palast on Talkies with Kris Welch: What Happened in North Carolina?

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