The Gateway Pundit has been following the Coomer v. Lindell defamation trial going down in federal court docket in Colorado.
Up to now, now we have reviewed the Order on Motions in Limine, the opening statements, and Eric Coomer’s testimony for his personal case (he’s additionally listed as a witness for the protection’s case).
Coomer, the previous Director of Product Technique and Safety for Dominion Voting Techniques, alleges that Mike Lindell defamed him following the 2020 election by claiming that Coomer rigged the election and allegedly admitted to it on an Antifa name earlier than the election had taken place.
The latter allegation was first made by Joe Oltmann, a former tech govt and the host of the Conservative Day by day Podcast (now Untamed Media), who claimed that “Eric from Dominion” stated, “Trump received’t win. I made f***ing positive of it.”
You may meet up with the case by studying these articles from The Gateway Pundit here and here.
On Thursday, Matt Crane testified on Coomer’s behalf. Crane is the Govt Director of the Colorado County Clerks Affiliation.
In accordance with the pretrial order, Crane was referred to as to “testify about Colorado election integrity points, his experiences with Coomer and DVS, and the influence that false fraud claims have on election staff, together with Coomer.”
In accordance with the Colorado Free Press:
Crane and Coomer are good associates, and sources within the court docket advised me that he (1) admitted he was invested within the end result of the case, (2) struggled with solutions about his spouse and Coomer’s relationship (they had been colleagues at DVS), and (3) alleged that the chance limiting audit was a safety measure that ensured voters may belief the 2020 elections — however didn’t know that solely 4 states had been utilizing RLAs in 2020… and he stated that.
“He regarded like a idiot in entrance of the jury,” a witness to the cross-examination advised me. Apparently, Lindell’s attorneys additionally made Crane learn Coomer’s #UnTrumpMe Fb posts in response to assertions that he was revered {and professional} till “The Large Lie.” The publish was printed in 2016, and Coomer and Crane are associates on Fb in addition to in actual life.
The #UnTrumpMe publish is the furthest to the best:
Coomer’s attorneys additionally filed a discover alleging that Lindell was non-compliant with the media order.
Throughout lunch, Lindell spoke with the press and was posting to his X account @realmikelindell throughout the trial. In accordance with Recht Kornfeld, P.C. investigator Brion Ludvigson, “Mr. Lindell posted on June third at 9:21 am (2 posts), 11:20 am (2 posts), 1:19pm, 2:17pm, and a pair of:20pm.”
In accordance with the submitting, which has not been dominated on as of writing, they referred to as for “civil contempt sanctions, or…penalties designed to compel future compliance with a court docket order.”
Throughout a toilet break, it was additionally realized that Crane, whereas nonetheless below oath and in the midst of his testimony, was reportedly in a room with Coomer and his legal professional, which is usually not allowed. This was addressed on the file following court docket reconvening.
In accordance with protection counsel, it’s not essentially unlawful, however it isn’t a superb look.
This morning on Badlands Day by day (Badlands Media on Rumble), we obtained an replace from @AsheinAmerica relating to the Coomer v Lindell trial in Colorado.
Matt Crane testified yesterday. In the present day, Joe Oltmann will probably be testifying and Ashe can have a (delayed) X thread on the testimony! pic.twitter.com/1s6nNeLJAS
— CannCon (@CannConActual) June 5, 2025
They started the morning by taking part in Harri Hursti’s deposition video. Joe Oltmann was anticipated to testify on Friday as properly.
Hursti, a Finnish-born twin citizen (Finland/U.S.) with a highschool diploma said as his highest schooling, defined by way of clips from the deposition his expertise analyzing Packet Captures (PCAPs). He additionally served as an professional witness within the Curling v Raffensperger trial that The Gateway Pundit lined in January 2024.
Throughout questioning about mis-, dis-, and malinformation, Hursti appeared extra involved with misinformation than precise vulnerabilities, based on reporting from Ashe Epp. She posted, “Nation state attackers motivated by ideology and sowing mistrust had been greater risk[s] than election vulnerabilities” with a motivation to sow mistrust in society.
Concerning the Mesa County forensic photos taken on the order of then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, Hursti stated, “I’m not a lawyer however I’d say [they were] unlawful obtained photos.”
Hursti attended Lindell’s 2021 Cyber Symposium on behalf of CNN as an analyst. The occasion had a $5 million reward for anybody who may show the PCAP information weren’t from the 2020 election, nevertheless, Hursti stated the phrases stored altering. Finally, Hursti and the opposite analysts all agreed that the information offered weren’t PCAPs, however quite Hex dumps.
For extra on Hursti’s deposition, together with his interactions with Josh Merritt (Spyder), Colonel Phil Waldron, his opinion of Seth Keshel’s knowledge and extra, comply with the thread beneath all through the day:
Jury enters and is seated. Plaintiff calls Harri Hursti (video deposition). Hursti is from Finland (twin citizen US and EU), highest diploma is highschool. Self taught in tech, software program improvement, and many others. Runs by way of his background.
— Ashe in America (@AsheinAmerica) June 5, 2025
The Gateway Pundit will proceed to replace because the trial progresses.
