The state of Colorado obstructed inquiries into the 2020 election results.
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Badlands MediaAug 11, 2026
Sources show Colorado did restrict some access: Secretary of State Griswold's 2021 emergency rules barred unauthorized third-party examination of election equipment, and the state prosecuted Tina Peters for breaching Mesa County's voting systems.
What was said
… what actually makes it harder to convince the public to uh, it wasn't it wasn't President Trump pressuring and pressuring and pressuring that made me question elections. First of all, the results made me question elections because they were bullshit in 2020, but more than that, the obstruction of the state of Colorado specifically and the way that they acted, and the way that they, uhm, you know, they demonized us, they investigated us for asking questions, and they, you know, got to the point where, you know, basically, just figure out that they're all corrupt, because obstruction of inquiry into transparency about the manner in which you get your authority well, that screams corruption, and at this point, …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Official inquiries proceeded rather than being blocked: the Mesa County DA examined Peters' claims and found no supporting evidence, and a legislative audit committee held a hearing that produced no evidence of fraud.[1][4][5]
Contradicts. Bipartisan officials and law enforcement investigated the 2020 election and determined it was secure, undercutting the premise that the state blocked inquiry into the results.[3][6]
Supports. Colorado's Secretary of State adopted emergency rules in 2021 preventing unauthorized third-party examination of election equipment, which restricts some outside access to voting systems.[9]
Supports. Former clerk Tina Peters was convicted for helping an unauthorized individual access Mesa County's voting equipment and election records, and for related misconduct.[7][8]
Context. Colorado's 2026 law allowing an election emergency declaration responds to federal interference, not to inquiries into the 2020 results.[2]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 4 not rated, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2
- 1Prosecutors debunk Colorado clerk's 2020 election claimsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2How Trump's obsession with ‘rigged' voting machines spread across US governmentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Opinions Are Fun. Facts Are Better.coloradosos.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4Rubinstein releases findings on latest 'report' by Petersgjsentinel.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Special meeting of Legislative Audit Committee dives deep on issues related to voter fraud, election securitycoloradopolitics.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6'60 Minutes' Grills Freed Donald Trump Ally Over 2020 ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Tina Peters: Ex-county clerk jailed for tampering with voting ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 8Trump's focused on voter fraud. Yet he worked to free a ... - CBS Newscbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 9Colorado's county clerks recommend election-system ...coloradosun.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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