Colorado Republicans push forward efforts to remove Dave Williams

Published: Jul 27, 2024 Duration: 00:02:30 Category: News & Politics

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BACK INTO THIS LINE, THIS TEAM. SO IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR DENVER. 7 NEWS AT 5. I'M JACLYN ALLEN. LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, COLORADO. REPUBLICANS PUSHING FORWARD EFFORTS TO REMOVE DAVE WILLIAMS IS CHAIR OF THE STATE GOP DESPITE A JUDGE BLOCKING THEIR VOTE. SO LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR BEFORE. TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS CALLS FOR WILLIAMS RESIGNATION STARTED LAST MONTH AFTER HE SET UP THIS L ANTI LGBTQ EMAIL DURING PRIDE CALLED LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY QUOTE, GODLESS GROOMERS AND CALLED FOR THE BURNING OF PRIDE. FLAGS. SO 7, COLORADO REPUBLICANS SENT A LETTER TO WILLIAMS ASKING HIM AND THOSE GOP LEADERS SCHEDULED AN UNOFFICIAL MEETING IN BRIGHTON FOR TODAY TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO REMOVE WILLIAMS. BUT AND ARAPAHOE COUNTY JUDGE BLOCKS THAT VOTE JUST YESTERDAY. SO AS DENVER 7 SAM PENA REPORTS, THE EFFORT TO REMOVE WILLIAMS IS STILL MOVING TODAY WITH LEADERS FINDING OTHER WAYS TO GATHER SUPPORT. >> SHENANIGANS, A SINGLE WORD DESCRIBING THE FRUSTRATIONS OF THESE COLORADO REPUBLICANS. THE LEADERSHIP IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. KATHLEEN CHANDLER IS ONE OF SEVERAL GOP LEADERS ASKING FOR THE REMOVAL OF CHAIRMAN DAVE WILLIAMS. IF WE DECIDE THAT HE'S LEADERSHIP IS NOT THE DIRECTION WE WANT, THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE IN THE NEXT SET OF LEADERSHIP. CHANDLER WAS SET TO VOTE FOR WILLIAMS REMOVAL AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON SATURDAY. BUT A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OBTAINED BY WILLIAMS ON FRIDAY. STOP THAT VOTE. WE'RE NOT HOLDING A MEETING OR HAVING A RALLY INSTEAD. CHANDLER SAYS THEY TURNED WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE VOTING TO A RALLY FOR A NEW POTENTIAL CHAIRMAN GIVING A PLATFORM TO MULTIPLE CANDIDATES. WE HAVE A STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHO IS LYING TO THE COURT. >> FILING FALSE MOTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO GET US MISS ELI BREMER, ONE OF THE CANDIDATES CRITICIZE THE RESTRAINING ORDER SAYING THAT IT WAS WITH E DOUBT THAT THAT'S GOING TO GET THROWN OUT. HE SAYS IT VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ASSEMBLY. MADE FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT GOP BYLAWS. >> AND AT THE CORE NEVER SERVED. THE 2 DEFENDANTS LISTED IN THE PETITION. TODD WATKINS AND NANCY PELOSI ITS 101 DAYS TODAY FROM THE GENERAL ELECTION. THE STATNE AB NOTHING. >> TO HELP OUR CANDIDATES OUT. BREMMER SAYS THE DECISION HAS TO BE MADE WITH ELECTION DAY LOOMING. THE NEXT STEP IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER MEETING ON THERE AND THEY'RE COLLECTING AGAIN, ANOTHER SET OF SIGNATURES. IN THE MEANTIME, CHANDLER

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