Public records obtained by The Seattle Times show that three GOP state representatives from Washington used taxpayer money to attend a three-day August conference in South Dakota that was filled with misinformation about voter fraud in the 2020 election.
According to the Seattle Times, state Reps. Robert Sutherland, Vicki Kraft, Brad Klippert were reimbursed for their expenses.
Washington state spent $4,361 on hotels and flights for lawmakers to attend the conference.
On August 12th, Washington state Rep. Sutherland posted a photo from the symposium.
A group of 186 state lawmakers signed on to a letter after the 2020 election, endorsing "forensic audits" of the election results in all 50 states.
Insider reached out to the state representatives' offices. Lindell didn't say anything.
In the run-up to the conference, he claimed to have 37 terabytes of information related to voter fraud. The conference was streamed on his website.
He promised to give $5 million to anyone who could disprove his data, but they had to attend the event in person.
The son of the Brazilian President, Eduardo, was one of the speakers at the event. On the first day of the symposium, attendees watched a series of videos, including the same conspiracy theory-filled documentary four times.
On the second day of the event, Lindell rushed offstage when he heard that the defamation suit would go ahead against him.
