Dominion Voting Systems security director files defamation suit against Trump campaign

Eric Coomer, director of product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems, filed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, attorney Sidney Powell and others on Tuesday.

Voting machines provided by Dominion became the center of controversy after Trump and others claimed that the equipment was a factor in widespread voting fraud. Some connected to the Trump camp claimed that Dominion machines were capable of running software that flipped votes from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden.

Dominion has previously denied the allegations. Trump’s lawyers have yet to provide any tangible evidence for their claims. Coomer said that the theories about Dominion machines have caused him to receive death threats.

“The widespread dissemination of false conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election has had devastating consequences both for me personally and for many of the thousands of American election workers and officials, both Republican and Democratic, who put aside their political beliefs to run free, fair, and transparent elections,” Coomer said in a Tuesday statement. “Elections are not about politics; they are about accurately tabulating legally cast votes.”

Coomer claims that the defendants in the case have engaged in “relentless defamation and ongoing threats.”

“Defendants, by their actions, have elevated Dr. Coomer into the national spotlight, invaded his privacy, threatened his security, and fundamentally defamed his reputation across this country,” the lawsuit says.

Newsweek reached out to the Trump re-election campaign for comment.

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