Update on Coomer v. Lindell Trial: Matt Crane Testimony, Harri Hursti’s Deposition Video, and Joe Oltmann Testimony
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The Gateway Pundit has been following the Coomer v. Lindell defamation trial taking place in federal court in Colorado.
Thus far, we have reviewed the Order on Motions in Limine, the opening statements, and Eric Coomer’s testimony for his own case (he is also listed as a witness for the defense’s case).
Coomer, the former Director of Product Strategy and Security for Dominion Voting Systems, 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 call before the election had taken place.
The latter allegation was first made by Joe Oltmann, a former tech executive and the host of the Conservative Daily Podcast (now Untamed Media), who claimed that “Eric from Dominion” said, “Trump won’t win. I made f***ing sure of it.”
You can catch up with the case by reading these articles from The Gateway Pundit here and here.
On Thursday, Matt Crane testified on Coomer’s behalf. Crane is the Executive Director of the Colorado County Clerks Association.
According to the pretrial order, Crane was called to “testify about Colorado election integrity issues, his experiences with Coomer and DVS, and the impact that false fraud claims have on election workers, including Coomer.”
According to the Colorado Free Press:
Crane and Coomer are good friends, and sources in the court told me that he (1) admitted he was invested in the outcome of the case, (2) struggled with answers about his wife and Coomer’s relationship (they were colleagues at DVS), and (3) alleged that the risk limiting audit was a security measure that ensured voters could trust the 2020 elections — but didn’t know that only four states were using RLAs in 2020… and he said that.
“He looked like a fool in front of the jury,” a witness to the cross-examination told me. Apparently, Lindell’s attorneys also made Crane read Coomer’s #UnTrumpMe Facebook posts in response to assertions that he was respected and professional until “The Big Lie.” The post was published in 2016, and Coomer and Crane are friends on Facebook as well as in real life.
The #UnTrumpMe post is the furthest to the right:
Coomer’s attorneys also filed a notice alleging that Lindell was non-compliant with the media order.
During lunch, Lindell spoke with the press and was posting to his X account @realmikelindell during the trial. According to Recht Kornfeld, P.C. investigator Brion Ludvigson, “Mr. Lindell posted on June 3rd at 9:21 am (2 posts), 11:20 am (2 posts), 1:19pm, 2:17pm, and 2:20pm.”
According to the filing, which has not been ruled on as of writing, they called for “civil contempt sanctions, or…penalties designed to compel future compliance with a court order.”
During a bathroom break, it was also learned that Crane, while still under oath and in the middle of his testimony, was reportedly in a room with Coomer and his attorney, which is generally not allowed. This was addressed on the record following court reconvening.
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