In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sent a letter urging the Senate president to adopt strict guidelines to ensure the results could be trusted.
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The far right and conspiracy theory-driven Newsmax network admitted there was no evidence of election fraud from Dominion Voting Systems, settling out of court with Eric Coomer. Coomer sued Newsmax after receiving multiple death threats because of their reporting.
Since Election Day, various guests, attorneys, and hosts on Newsmax have offered opinions and claims about Dr. Eric Coomer, the Director of Product Strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems.
Newsmax would like to clarify its coverage of Dr. Coomer and note that while Newsmax initially covered claims by President Trump’s lawyers, supporters and others that Dr. Coomer played a role in manipulating Dominion voting machines, Dominion voting software, and the final vote counts in the 2020 presidential election, Newsmax subsequently found no evidence that such allegations were true. Many of the states whose results were contested by the Trump campaign after the November 2020 election have conducted extensive r
Newsmax Statement in Full As Network Apologizes to Dominion Employee
On 5/1/21 at 10:08 AM EDT
Newsmax has issued an apology for broadcasting false claims that a staff member of Dominion Voting Systems had manipulated machines or tallies on the day of the presidential election.
The conservative news network has retracted its allegations that Dominion s security director, Eric Coomer, had been behind the manipulation of tallies to the detriment of former President Donald Trump.
After Newsmax issued a statement on its website, which will be read out on air, Coomer dropped a defamation lawsuit against the station, which amplified unsubstantiated claims pushed by Trump and his allies of election rigging and widespread voter fraud following last November s election victory for Joe Biden.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell will launch new social media site Frank with May 10 event in Mitchell, SD
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Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow, stands outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Jan. 15, 2021. (REUTERS/Erin Scott)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he ll launch his new social media site and podcast platform, dubbed Frank, at a rally at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D., on May 10.
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After spending months amplifying former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election, Newsmax finally issued a statement on Friday that acknowledged there was “no evidence” to support claims promoted on its air that Dominion Voting Systems and one of its top employees, Eric Coomer, manipulated election results in 2020.
In the statement published Friday, the conservative news network said that while it had initially covered claims by President Trump’s lawyers and supporters claims about widespread voter fraud it “subsequently found no evidence that such allegations were true.” The network had been particularly dogged in its promotion of conspiracy theories that Dr. Eric Coomer, the Director of Product Strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems had played a role in manipulating voting machines and the final vote counts in the 2020 presidential election.