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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner renews Trump criticism at town hall: ‘There is no moral equivalent to the hatred we saw’

Aug 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner kept his cool even as hundreds of constituents lost theirs time and again Tuesday afternoon at a town hall meeting in Lakewood. After more than a year without holding a traditional town hall – Gardner has held several tele-town halls and numerous roundtable discussions with small groups – the Colorado Republican…
Republican Mike Coffman calls ad about Trump campaign’s Russia ties ‘laughable and dishonest’

Jul 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman’s campaign fired back late Sunday at a liberal organization’s TV ad questioning his response to news about the Trump campaign’s contact with Russians who were attempting to influence last year’s presidential election, calling the attack “laughable and dishonest.” The MoveOn.org Political Action ad blasted five Republican members of Congress, including…
VIDEO: Ads rip Colorado Republicans Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton for ‘crickets’ response to Trump-Russia news

Jul 17, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The liberal MoveOn organization aired ads Sunday hitting U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton for their response to revelations over the past week about links between top Trump campaign officials and Russians trying to influence last year’s presidential election. “Crickets,” the 30-second ad says, while the sound of the insects plays in the background.…
VIDEO: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet says ‘Putin couldn’t ask for a better friend’ than Donald Trump

Jul 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Russian President Vladimir Putin “couldn’t ask for a better friend” than President Donald Trump on Thursday during a discussion with a bipartisan group of lawmakers sponsored by CBS News. After a Republican congressman from Texas said Russia should face consequences for “interfering in our democracy,” Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, said…
Former Republican state lawmaker says he was only kidding about beheading reporters, ‘seditious leakers’

Jul 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

After news broke this week that three CNN reporters had been fired because of problems with a story about Donald Trump and Russia, former Republican Colorado Sen. Shawn Mitchell entertained the notion in a social media post that “the guillotines will be kept busy” taking care of “hack reporters and seditious leakers” if there’s karmic justice…
Brexit leader Nigel Farage urges Trump to combat ‘pure obstructionism’ with national speech

Jun 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Nigel Farage, co-founder of the UK Independence Party and leader of the Brexit movement to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Union, told Colorado Politics it could be time for President Donald Trump to address the American people in order to counteract what he called “pure obstructionism” by establishment forces in the wake of…
Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams: Russia didn’t tinker with the vote even if it interfered with election

Jun 16, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Secretary of State Wayne Williams wants to make it clear that even though the Russians might have interfered with last year’s U.S. election, that doesn’t mean the hostile country tampered with ballots or vote totals. Responding to a story posted online Thursday about U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s recent town hall in Frisco, Williams sent Colorado…
Colorado Democratic attorney general candidates sound alarm over Comey’s testimony about Trump

Jun 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The three Democrats running for Colorado attorney general in next year’s election expressed varying degrees of alarm over fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony on Thursday before a Senate committee about repeated contacts with President Donald Trump. State Rep. Joe Salazar said Americans “should be ashamed of this administration.” Candidate Phil Weiser, a former dean of…
Colorado lawmakers react to former FBI Director Comey’s explosive testimony before Senate committee

Jun 8, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation raised alarm over different parts of former FBI Director James Comey’s much-anticipated testimony Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, raised the possibility in a tweet that Comey’s cool recollection of several meetings with President Donald Trump – both before and after the Republican was…
Colorado delegation applauds appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel in Russia probe

May 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation backed Wednesday’s announcement that former FBI Director Robert Mueller had been named special counsel for the federal investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Lawmakers praised the selection of Mueller, a former prosecutor who ran the FBI for 12 years, as a sound choice, even as some Democrats said…