A judge held Joe Oltmann in contempt of court after the conservative activist refused to answer questions under oath about his election rigging claims.
DENVER —
Douglas County conservative activist Joe Oltmann owes a former Dominion Voting Systems employee $1,000 a day, starting now, for as long as he continues to withhold evidence of his election rigging claims.
Oltmann faces a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit from Eric Coomer, the former director of product security and strategy for Dominion Voting Systems, for claims Oltmann made back in 2020.
In November 2020, Oltmann claimed to have heard an “Antifa conference call” where an employee of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems suggested the election was rigged in favor of Joe Biden.
“I think this is a conspiracy to commit fraud against the American people,” Oltmann told KNUS host Peter Boyles on Nov. 18. “This is a massive, massive, massive putting your finger on the scales of the election.”
Oltmann hasn’t provided evidence to back up the accusation, despite being subpoenaed in Denver District Court.
Oltmann has repeatedly refused to submit evidence to the court, specifically communications with the person only known as “RD” who Oltmann claims gave him access to the “Antifa call,” and the identity of the person who gave Oltmann access to Coomer’s private Facebook account.
According to court documents, Oltmann left the courthouse during his deposition. Now, he’s facing expensive consequences.
On Wednesday, the judge in the case ordered that Oltmann has to pay the attorney’s fees and costs Coomer incurred as a result of Oltmann’s noncompliance with the judge’s orders to present evidence.
Oltmann also has to pay Coomer $1,000 a day from Wednesday until he complies with the orders “fully and in good faith.” This is an increase from a prior fine of $300 a day, which the court decided “will not likely get Oltmann’s full and complete attention.”
According to court documents, “Oltmann has repeatedly flouted orders—not only in this case, but in others as well—requiring him to answer questions pertaining to who gave him access to the alleged ‘Antifa call’ and Coomer’s private Facebook account.” The court also said Oltmann not only ignored court orders, but he boasted about it on his podcast, a far-right daily talk show focused on election rigging claims. Oltmann has repeatedly suggested on the show that his perceived political opponents should be executed.
“Oltmann explicitly acknowledged during his deposition and his podcast later that day that he knew about the orders but refused to comply with them, even though he was aware he might be jailed for his noncompliance,” court documents say.
The documents say Oltmann called the orders “lawfare” and “weapon[ized].”
Coomer has also sued Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., One America News Network (OANN), Newsmax Media, and a handful of individuals, including his attorneys Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani and Colorado conservatives Michelle Malkin, for defamation.
