Conservative podcaster ordered to pay over $90,000 for refusing to cooperate with defamation suit over his 2020 election
A Douglas County-based conservative podcaster has been ordered by a court to pay over $90,000 in fees and sanctions for refusing to cooperate with a lawsuit against him.
Joe Oltmann, host of the Conservative Daily podcast, has widely claimed that Denver-based election equipment maker Dominion Voting Systems colluded to rig the 2020 election and give former President Joe Biden the win. Both the company and a former employee directly accused by Oltmann have filed numerous defamation lawsuits over the false claims.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martinez ordered Oltmann to pay $37,000 for fleeing the courthouse during a deposition last year and cover $53,757 for plaintiff Eric Coomer’s litigation costs related to Oltmann’s non-compliance.
Coomer is the former director of product security and strategy for Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/31/dominion-voting-systems-conservative-podcaster-fined-leaving-deposition/
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