1/9/24

Peters, Lindell likely headed for jail, bankruptcy

A private plane carrying Republican former Mesa, Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters and other Trump operatives took them to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to attend a rally held by Mike Lindell. 

Peters' trial on charges that she copied files of the county's election tabulations then shared them with Pillow Guy, Lindell will begin in February. Peters is probably going to jail after compromising election results and forcing polling machines to be discarded.
District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote in her ruling: "To warrant federal court intervention, a plaintiff must offer sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the prosecution was substantially motivated by a bad faith motive or was brought to harass. Ms. Peters has not met her burden here." She also wrote multiple times, "Documents do not even address the factual allegations for which they are cited." [Judge dismisses Tina Peters lawsuit aimed at stopping federal charges against her]
Lindell is simply another caricature of the aging GOP.
At MyPillow headquarters in Chaska, Minnesota, religion, politics, pillows and a kinetic CEO fuel a never-ending tornado that Lindell flies around in nearly every minute of every day, selling — always selling — his latest set of sheets, pseudo-Biblical prophecy, election fraud theory, grievance. He calls an attorney interested in representing him in lawsuits with voting machine companies Smartmatic and Dominion. He later says he and MyPillow decided to part ways with the attorneys because the bills were $2 million per month. The Minneapolis and Washington law firms told federal judges they’re owed millions in legal fees. [Mike Lindell’s conspiracy-fueled pillow company fights to survive his election obsession]
Learn more at Newsweek.

3 comments:

larry kurtz said...

"The jury will be asked to decide what, if any, damages Dominion absorbed because of the Newsmax broadcasts and whether those segments were broadcast with "reckless disregard" for the truth." NPR

larry kurtz said...

"Peters is currently incarcerated at the La Vista Correctional Facility, a medium-security facility for women located in Pueblo." Convicted former clerk Tina Peters trying to move to federal prison

larry kurtz said...

"Colorado’s county election clerks (majority Republican) implore Gov Polis (D) not to release Tina Peters to the Trump administration. Their joint letter says it would be a slap in the face to clerks who endure threats due to Peters’ election rigging conspiracy theories. In a letter to Gov Polis, the Colorado County Clerks Association requested a meeting before Polis decides on Peters’ fate and wrote: 'Send a message… that this state does not abandon those who do what is right. Courage, integrity, and the law still mean something here.'”