Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 0:06:56 GMT -6
Colorado GOP sues alleged sender of "We did it. #NeverTrump" tweet
The state Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit against the unknown person who officials say tapped its Twitter account and wrote the controversial tweet "We did it. #Never Trump" at the culmination of its state assembly in Colorado Springs.
The tweet — which came two minutes after the party's chairman, Steve House, announced April 9 that all of Colorado's 34 delegates would go to Trump's challenger, Ted Cruz — fed a national conspiracy theory and triggered threats against party leaders.
The lawsuit, filed Monday, seeks unspecified monetary damages against John Doe, the yet-unidentified perpetrator who either used the Colorado Republican Committee's computer without authorization or hacked into the committee's Twitter account.
Party spokesman Kyle Kohli on Tuesday said the lawsuit was intended to send a public message and clarify that the party didn't publish the tweet.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29873280/colorado-gop-sues-alleged-sender-we-did-it?source=top_stories_bar
The state Republican Party has filed a federal lawsuit against the unknown person who officials say tapped its Twitter account and wrote the controversial tweet "We did it. #Never Trump" at the culmination of its state assembly in Colorado Springs.
The tweet — which came two minutes after the party's chairman, Steve House, announced April 9 that all of Colorado's 34 delegates would go to Trump's challenger, Ted Cruz — fed a national conspiracy theory and triggered threats against party leaders.
The lawsuit, filed Monday, seeks unspecified monetary damages against John Doe, the yet-unidentified perpetrator who either used the Colorado Republican Committee's computer without authorization or hacked into the committee's Twitter account.
Party spokesman Kyle Kohli on Tuesday said the lawsuit was intended to send a public message and clarify that the party didn't publish the tweet.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/election/ci_29873280/colorado-gop-sues-alleged-sender-we-did-it?source=top_stories_bar