District Judge Matthew Barrett told former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters — after earlier sparring with her for continuing to press discredited claims about rigged voting machines — that she ...

On Friday, Barrett said he wasn’t ready to go down that road, but could. At the same time, he said defense attorneys were walking a fine line, and he was getting tired of it.

Judge Matthew Barrett: “You are no hero. You abused your position. And you’re a charlatan who used, and is still using, your prior position in office to peddle a snake oil that’s been proven ...