The lobbyist is most famous for pushing conspiracy theories about the Democratic National Convention hack during the 2016 presidential election, as well as pushing smears against Democratic lawmaker Pete Buttigieg during his 2020 presidential campaign and Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped lead the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

In April, New York Attorney General Letitia James reached a settlement with Burkman and collaborator Jacob Wohl for a robocall scheme that sought to discourage Black Americans from voting during the 2020 election.

Burkman’s last post before his Robinson announcement was in July pushing claims that “sources” told him President Joe Biden had only “24 hours to live.”

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    2 months ago

    We are collectively paying the karma of this country having to be exposed to a relentless punishment suffering these assholes that won’t just fade away into the fringe nightmare of their tiny, pointless existence.