Dominion Voting Systems demands former state Sen. Colbeck retract voter fraud claims

Dominion Voting Systems  accused former state Sen. Patrick Colbeck of waging a “self-serving disinformation campaign” against the company and demanded he retract his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, in a 14-page letter emailed Friday.

Dominion provided voting technology to counties across the country, including 66 of Michigan’s 83, and  it has been a central target among those claiming voter fraud.

A loud ally of former President Donald Trump, Colbeck, who is from Canton, spoke publicly and in a 93-minute video, which received national attention for its claims.

Now, he is rallying around Michigan with a PowerPoint, titled “Case for Michigan Decertification,” according to Dominion’s letter, and continuing  to push claims of voter fraud targeting Dominion.

“In light of the information that has long been known to you and is additionally set forth above, the only responsible thing for you to do at this point is to publicly and forcefully retract your false claims about Dominion and set the record straight regarding the fake evidence and fake experts you have put forward,” Dominion wrote.

Colbeck could not be reached for comment Saturday.

The company has already filed suits against attorney Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Fox News Network, for their claims of electoral fraud. 

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Dominion said in its letter that Colbeck cited “proven liars and discredited individuals,” including former Republican congressional candidate Russell Ramsland, Mellissa Carone and Josh Merritt, or Spyder, Powell’s secret witness in voter fraud lawsuits.

At the end of the letter, Dominion said that while it continued to ask Colbeck and others to retract their claims, the damage done is irreversible, and it expressly stated the right to sue.

“Make no mistake — Dominion will hold you accountable for these lies,” Dominion wrote.

Contact Minnah Arshad: MArshad@freepress.com and follow her on Twitter @minnaharshad. 

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