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I have located training of judges on disinformation just prior to 2020 election.

The videos in the following posts show what Spaulding, the ABA, the NCSC, the Brunswick Group & Mary & William Law School worked together to influence judges in “preparation for 2020”

This is a significant find, because it shows Spaulding fed the judges a lie, that she knew to be false because, as she likes to remind everyone, she was in charge of the men & woman protecting elections & did the evaluation of “Russian interference”

Spaulding enlisted the ABA & NCSC to carry this lie forward to all the judges - including those in non- USA jurisdictions.

NCSC worked hand in glove with the ABA to do this. See pic below from October 5, 2020 ABA Journal article titled “How can courts counter disinformation? Arizona task force releases recommendations”

NCSC then works with the Brunswick Group to develop training material/playbooks for the courts.

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This is the 2022 version - they used Spaulding’s Beyond the Ballot report (that I have explained before is using bad data). The earlier version they state was funded by States Justice Institute- fully funded USAID org established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to “improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts.” I couldn’t find the earlier version.

They push training through a joint venture started by NCSC & William & Mary Law School in 2005, the Election Law Program.

NCSC is quoted in a now deleted 2020 NCSC newsroom release: about the trainings:

“With the presidential election fast approaching, the program is hosting a series of webinars with the theme “What Happens (In Our Courts) When America Votes?” This election season, as everyone who follows the news knows, has been extremely litigious, and the Election Law Program is doing everything we can to provide the best information to judges and other court professionals,” said Amy McDowell, NCSC’s director of executive leadership education and its liaison to the Election Law Program. “The webinars are just another way we can fulfill our mission to help the courts as they work to rule on election law cases.”

“To date, over 240 election law cases have been filed in state and federal courts,” said NCSC President Mary McQueen. “The Election Law Program is designed to provide nonpartisan information to judges and other court professionals about various questions that might arise in election law cases. During 2020, NCSC has hosted a series of webinars on ways state courts can navigate the challenges of COVID-19. The election law webinars are similarly designed to prepare the state courts to manage election law cases.”

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They go far beyond teaching them election law.

They predispose judges to classify election challenges & information coming to their court as “Russian interference”

I argue, what the heck are they doing training judges since 2005?! What else have they pushed? DEI? Race?

They provide a 4 part webinar series for the lead up to 2020.

This post focuses on the training with Suzanne Spaulding.

The 4 presenters:
- Spaulding - covers Russia disinformation
- Siobhan Gorman -from Brunswick Group - partner with NCSC, gives the judges the “playbook” (rapid response team etc)
- Kemba Walden - Senior Counsel for Cyber and Democracy, Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center - she worked for Krebs at CISA - her take on the technology is cringe - pic below is her chubby crayon understanding
-Avery Davis-Roberts, Associate Director for the Democratic Election Standards Project, The Carter Center - observer did & don’ts/cans & cannots

Key takeaways: Russia disinformation is coming for the court, prepare now, figure out how to respond now (not much time), & observers are a vulnerability. The technology? She says don’t worry. We have CISA providing cybersecurity 🤦🏻‍♀️

Videos next

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This first video is the intro & the “wrap up” after the speakers are done with their spiel.

In the title of their webinar: “safeguards” for the judiciary… meaning everything we are about to tell you is a threat.

Listen to what they say…

We provide resources for judges who are called upon to resolve election disputes

Panel of EXPERTS (listen/trust me) to address unique “challenges” facing our democratic system of elections - everything we are telling you is a threat to elections

Faced with pandemic, polarization, heightened security risks & foreign interference & disinformation , putting tremendous “pressure” on our systems of elections - everyone questioning elections are creating a problem

Broad potential attacks on our elections systems…down to the polls - this is after the Carter center chick just described the dos & don’ts of observers.

They are setting the stage.

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Spaulding, the star of the show, that everyone keeps referring back to for comment when answering a question & that she adds her comments to every question answered.

First thing Spaulding does is reinforce that the judges are upholding democracy reinforcing Russia is trying to undermine trust in their work.

She never directly says Russia hacked & leaked the emails. She also never actually says the registration interference was Russian. What she does is mention Russia-emails-Russia-registrations-Russia. She surrounds the statements to make the listener believe Russia is to blame for it all.

She also says “now we understand…” that they could manipulate the data in the registration. That’s an out right lie. I have shown you where she said she had studied elections backing 2011 & knew registration databases were the weak link & could be manipulated.

She says approaching Election Day, Russia tactics have evolved to “amplification of domestic voices” with the false & misleading information. They are now creating fake local news sources (aka citizen journalists?)

And Russia’s the only one engaged in the widespread activity to undermine democracy not only around elections but in the courts.

She actually repeated the lie that Russia preferred Trump.

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Brunswick Group chick…
It’s the judiciary’s job to maintain faith & trust in the democratic system & remember that when making decisions on how to respond to disinformation (aka election challenges coming to the courts) - in other words reiterating what Spaulding told them before - they must do what they can to protect democracy

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Microsoft Chick (former CISA) goes over how resilient the cybersecurity is 🤣

She said there is a court district in Virginia used to hearing technology cases. Hmmm…good to know

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And last spiel before Q&A- Carter Center chick tells judges what Observers can do & can’t do & the things they can & can’t see.

Remember - host chick tied observers in as a “vulnerability”

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Q&A time -

Clip 1 - I want to know who asked this question! Smart person!

Haven’t we created these vulnerabilities by going to this model of voting?

Of course that gets explained away by Spaulding & Carter Center chick feels really good because of the “robust” post election audits 🤦🏻‍♀️

Clip 2 - what have states done to protect election security given “what we know about 2016” - they started working with CISA 🤦🏻‍♀️. Spaulding pipes in with her Solarium Commission work & the “bipartisan group” recommended federal resources for states. And they are collaborating with the election vendors. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Clip 3 - retired soldiers asked to go to polling places to observe … oh bad idea, it’s all about intimidation & undermining trust🤦🏻‍♀️ Spaulding pipes up and frames it as militias - of course driving home the narrative everyone getting involved are dangerous. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Clip 4 - has there been any successful voter intimidation prosecutions - hee-hawing… doesn’t sound like it, but it still happens, small groups can do it. Spaulding pipes in with threat of violence reminder. Spaulding pipes in with trust the election officials & although violence is a possibility, ensure the public laws are in place, local law enforcement & procedures are in place.

I call this her “bless their heart” speak - it’s a southern way of delivering a criticism while sounding encouraging. She is driving home the message that those creating the issues, questioning elections & getting involved could get violent. It’s the continuation of Biden labeling us dangerous.

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Last piece of advice - judges should never repeat the disinformation

I showed you the smoking gun about SJ Terp operations working directly with USSOCOM.

This is webinar (threaded here) is the smoking gun that Spaulding was directly “training” judges.

This shows a clear violation of prejudicing the judges. Remember they are all convinced Putin helped Trump win & Trump is a “danger to democracy” - started by Obama, Brennan & Comey lie.

Spaulding’s job in the coup?

Convince judges.

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How many Az Judges attended this webinar?

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How many judges attended throughout America?

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