With Buck set to depart from U.S. Congress, let’s take a moment to look back at the Colorado Times Recorder’s coverage of him over the years.
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Election Conspiracist Mike Lindell Faces Mounting Legal Trouble, Millions in Debt
Election denialism has been expensive for Mike Lindell, who has used up $60 million in profits from his MyPillow company to fund claims of election fraud through events, legal battles, publications and websites such as FrankSpeech.com and electioncrimebureau.com.
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Unserious Lawyers Charged With Serious Crimes: Dan Caplis’ Praise of Jenna Ellis & Trump’s Legal Team
Dan Caplis is a serious lawyer, or so he says. So serious, in fact, that he’s trademarked the phrase, “a serious firm for serious cases.” Jenna Ellis is not a serious lawyer, but she has been charged with serious crimes. She also admitted, in her formal censure by Colorado’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, to spreading misinformation about the 2020 election no fewer than ten times, including on Dan Caplis’ KNUS radio show.
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Colorado-Based Election Deniers: A Colorado Times Recorder Roundup
With former President Donald Trump facing an indictment related to efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election, here’s a look back on some of the Colorado Times Recorder’s coverage of notable Colorado conservatives who have promoted accusations of election fraud and conspiracies.
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San Luis Valley GOP Hosting Election Conspiracists
Colorado Republicans just can’t quit about election conspiracies. Tonight in Monte Vista, six county GOP groups that comprise the San Luis Valley Republicans will host a quartet of election conspiracists, all of whom have promoted the debunked theory that the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden.
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Trump Lawyer Eastman Complains Disbarment Trial Rules Take Away His Rights
Former Trump attorney John Eastman, author of the infamous coup memo, is currently on trial before the California State Bar which seeks to have him disbarred for numerous ethical violations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Colorado GOP Chair Blames ’22 Election Losses on Dems ‘Taking Advantage’ of Illegal Voting
Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams is no stranger to blaming Republican election losses on voter fraud without any evidence. An unapologetic 2020 election denier, Williams now claims that his party’s historic losses in last year’s election are also due in part to Democrats intentionally changing rules in order to allow illegal votes.
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New Colo GOP Official Believes QAnon Conspiracy Theory That Obama & Biden Are Pedophiles
When Colorado Republicans elected two first-time party leaders last month, Chairman Dave Williams made the biggest headlines with his brazen election denialism, but he isn’t the most extreme new party officer. That title goes to GOP Secretary Anna Ferguson of Adams County, who shares Williams’ election denialism, but also supports the QAnon conspiracy theory that America’s top Democrats are secret pedophiles.
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Mike Lindell Endorses Tina Peters for Colorado GOP Chair
Nationally-known endorsements are a key factor in any political race, and in these final days of the race for Colorado GOP Chair, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has landed a big one: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
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‘Let’s Make People Choose a Side:’ GOP Chair Candidates Vow to Close Primary
The future of the Colorado Republican Party appears to be focused on restricting voting and perpetuating the unfounded claim of widespread election conspiracy. The six candidates vying to head the state’s GOP spoke last Wednesday night at a forum held in Parker on the direction they would take the party–all of whom vowed to close primaries to unaffiliated voters and investigate voter fraud within the state.