JIP Editor Warns In Sept. 26 Lecture, New Book Of Massive Foreign U.S. Election Interference

This editor caps a three-speaker series by the election protection organization Scrutineers with Zoom lecture tonight, Sept.26, by warning about the masssive foreign interference in U.S. elections documented in a new book.

The lecture title is “How to Understand This Year’s Politics, Scandals, and ‘Lawfare’ — Not Just Watch, Fear” on the Scrutineers virtual stage at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern).

The goal of the lecture series entitled, Truth and Consequences: Breaking Through Manipulation in a Landmark Election Year, is to share insights into legal abuses, election rigging, and how to counteract these manipulative tactics. Plus, you’ll learn strategies to protect democratic processes and support fair elections.

Buy your ticket here to hear tonight’s lecture at 8 pm (Eastern time) and / or listen to the entire series by recordings. This author volunteered to speak and donate a signed copy of the new book to support the work of Scrutineers, a non-partisan, non-profit whose work is especially vital this election.

The hour-long lecture (including Q&A) draws on the book,  The Complete Annotated Durham ‘Russiagate’ Report: A Corrupt, Cruel Fraud, right, which is being launched in a new edition Oct. 4 that includes recent indictments and other revelations regarding Russian interference into U.S. 2024 elections, as well as other pivotal elections around the world.

The timely new book exposes Justice Department Special Counsel John Durham and his 2023 report as a Trump-friendly probe that weaponized law enforcement against Donald Trump’s opponents and absolved Trump supporters from their collusion with Russia to tilt the 2016 U.S. presidential election their way.

As Donald Trump and his allies at the Heritage Foundation pursue a 2024 campaign to win back the presidency and inflict further revenge on opponents using federal personnel via Project 2025, the case history examines  how Durham, left, and Trump’s Attorney General William Barr implemented such a process in ways that may be repeated by the next administration.

Durham’s report is presented along with exclusive, devastating critiques of his record and those of colleagues seeking partisan frame-ups. The book’s second edition reveals current Russian threats using spies, hackers and payoffs to advance deadly goals against U.S. targets and U.S.-allied targets, including Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Israel, Sweden, Ukraine and multiple West African nations.

The main case study, Durham’s report, shows that his zeal to protect his Trump patrons led him and like-minded colleagues to scapegoat targets who could not be convicted by juries, as this editor witnessed in covering trials in which each defendant won acquittal, a rarity in the federal system. Worse, Durham cherry-picked evidence to avoid documenting serious threats to U.S. elections from Russians and their nefarious U.S. allies.

The special speaker series benefits Scrutineers’ election protection work, as noted above. The organization was founded by Emily Levy, moderator of the speaker series and an advocate of fair, secure, accessible, and transparent elections.

There’s still time to join us and support the work!  See below to see previous speakers in the series, Jenny Cohn and Sofie Pirkle. Invite friends and get your tickets now.

Meet The Speakers

Jenny Cohn: Christian Extremists Pushed the “Big Lie.” Where are They Now? Jennifer is a political writer whose work has focused on Christian nationalism, right wing extremism, election security, and disinformation. (This event has ended, but if you register today for a ticket that includes Jenny’s session, you’ll receive the recording.)

Sofie Pirkle: When You Feel Like Screaming At Your Neighbor: Understanding Cult Dynamics in Politics to Connect Across the Aisle. Sofie is an international leader and mentor to cult survivors and a pioneer in the trauma-informed community.(This event has ended, but if you register today for a ticket that includes Sofie’s session, you’ll receive the recording.)

Andrew Kreig: How to Understand This Year’s Politics, Scandals, ‘Lawfare.’ Andrew is the author of three books and founder of the pro-Democracy, non-partisan, DC-based Justice Integrity Project (JIP).

PLUS a Mixer with our speakers, Friday Sept. 27! Join us in a more intimate group for discussion with and between our speakers. Sept. 27, 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern)

About Scrutineers (Visit: https://scrutineers.org/)

We’re working to build the public trust in U.S. electionsby increasing their TRUSTWORTHINESS.

You’re in the right place if any of these describes you:

• Regardless of what candidates you support, you believe in fair elections (We’re nonpartisan)

• You’re concerned about the attacks on the freedom to vote

• You’re just beginning to learn about elections and want to get involved in making them better

• You’re an expert in some aspect of elections and want to share your knowledge

• You’re considering being a poll worker

• You want to help protect the elections but are worried about COVID and other risks of doing in-person work

• You’re already volunteering to work for a candidate, phonebanking/postcarding, etc.

• You care about the election but don’t have voting rights (due to age, immigration status, or prior convictions)

• You understand that action is needed because the election is not going to protect itself, but you don’t know what to do

The Challenge

The freedom to vote is under attack. Powerful forces are working hard to make it more difficult — or even impossible for people of color, students, people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities to vote. State legislatures around the country are passing laws to interfere with voting and sabotage our elections. Partisan forces are trying to take over the running of our elections, including by replacing nonpartisan election officials with partisan operatives.

The TV news tells you over and over again that concerns about election security are about “foreign interference” in our elections. It doesn’t tell you that our government is failing miserably to do its job to create and maintain robust election systems and procedures. Elections are vulnerable to manipulation from within the country and even from within election offices. Aging equipment can fail to count votes properly. Bias in the administration of elections can lead to some votes not being counted, especially in communities of color.

What else does the news fail to mention? That there are powerful actions YOU can take to decrease the impact of election tampering and voter suppression. That if we want fair and accurate elections, we need to show up. Not only to vote, but to protect the right to vote and the right to have our votes counted accurately.

Contact the author Andrew Kreig

Source: http://www.justice-integrity.org/2078-jip-editor-warns-in-sept-26-lecture-new-book-of-massive-foreign-u-s-election-interference