A defamation lawsuit involving Salem Media Group and former 710 KNUS host Randy Corporon has officially come to a close.
Corporon and Salem reached a settlement with Eric Coomer, a former Dominion Voting Systems executive, ending years of litigation.
The court filing said the parties had “fully and finally settled the disputes” between them, with each side covering their own costs. Judge Heidi Kutcher signed off on the agreement this week, granting dismissal with prejudice — meaning the matter is closed.
Coomer became a flashpoint after the 2020 election, accused of helping rig the results against President Donald Trump. The claim originated from a conversation aired on 710 KNUS, where Corporon interviewed Colorado businessman Joe Oltmann. During the conversation, Oltmann alleged that someone named “Eric from Dominion” said on a call he had ensured Trump wouldn’t win.
Despite lacking clear evidence, Oltmann insisted the voice belonged to Coomer, then a senior director at Dominion in Denver. That claim spread quickly, with OAN sharing it. It was subsequently shared by Trump’s legal team in press conferences.
Coomer fought back with a wave of defamation suits beginning in 2020. His legal filings called the claims completely baseless. He sued Trump’s campaign, Corporon, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, and others. Courts have steadily ruled in his favor.
Just last month, a federal jury awarded Coomer $2.3 million in damages in his case against Lindell.
Corporon tried to shield himself using Colorado’s anti-SLAPP law, a statute meant to block frivolous lawsuits that silence speech. However, in 2023, a Denver judge denied Corporon’s motion to dismiss. An appeals court later upheld that ruling.
Randy Corporon parted ways with Salem Media Group in July of last year. At the time, he shared that he had been informed by the company that his contract would not be renewed.
Separately, Eric Metaxas, another Salem Media Group host, has filed to settle a similar lawsuit Coomer brought against him in 2020.
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