mike lindell
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Federal judge imposes $90K+ in fees, sanctions on Colorado podcaster
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A federal judge this week imposed more than $90,000 in attorney fees and sanctions on a conservative podcaster whose unsubstantiated claims of election-rigging prompted a series of defamation lawsuits against him and those who broadcast the allegations. In a pair of orders on Monday and Tuesday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez directed Oltmann…
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Colorado podcaster who originated 2020 election-rigging claim grilled about details, discrepancies
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Jurors in Denver heard testimony on Thursday from the man whose uncorroborated allegations of 2020 election rigging spawned a series of defamation lawsuits against conservative political figures who publicly repeated that narrative. Podcaster and businessman Joe Oltmann admitted in federal court that he misled a judge about his inability to sit for questioning, declined to…
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Lawsuit against Denver-based Dominion Voting tossed after judge finds no basis for claims
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A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit from multiple Michigan residents against Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. after finding the plaintiffs failed to allege any actual injury from the company’s efforts to protect itself against defamation. Dominion, which supplies voting machines and software to states and counties, attracted the attention of former President Donald Trump…
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Arrest affidavit describes how alleged election security breach took place in Mesa County
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An arrest affidavit for former Mesa County Elections Manager Sandra Brown offers a comprehensive look at how the alleged election security breach took place in May 2021 and which has now led to criminal indictments of Brown, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley. The affidavit was filed on Monday…
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Mystery man identified in alleged Mesa County election breach
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For months, one of the key questions surrounding the alleged election systems breach in Mesa County centered on the identity of a man who allegedly assisted with the copying of election software last year. That man has finally been identified as Conan James Hayes of California, according to an arrest affidavit for the county’s former elections…
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Tina Peters, Ron Hanks to headline ‘election truth’ rally featuring Mike Lindell
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An “election truth” rally is expected to draw hundreds of people to the Colorado state Capitol today. Several of Colorado’s conservative firebrands, including Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Rep. Ron Hanks, R-Cañon City, plan to speak at the rally organized by a prominent group with an associated militia. Sherronna Bishop, a Garfield County resident who…
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Griswold investigates Douglas County’s top election official over alleged breach in security protocols
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The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday it is investigating what it described as a potential breach of security protocols involving voting system equipment in Douglas County. In particular, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold wants to know if Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz took images of hard drives outside of any officially-sanctioned…
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No threat to the Douglas County’s election system, Griswold probe concludes
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Douglas County’s top election official did not have access to voting equipment and individuals with authorized access did not create any hard drive images, the county said in response to an investigation the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office launched over what the latter described as a potential breach of election security protocols. In a statement,…
