When WCSR Claims the Court Record “Refutes” You, and the Court Video Says Otherwise

Over the last few weeks, WCSR (WCSR 1340 AM and WCSR-FM 92.1) aired multiple news segments about Hillsdale Conservatives, about me personally, and about sworn testimony given in the People v. Scott proceedings in August 2025.

In those broadcasts, WCSR did more than report that officials “disagreed” with us. WCSR told the public that:

• the County Clerk called our concerns “factually false,” and
• WCSR’s own “review of more than 400 pages of sworn testimony” by Clerk Abe Dane and Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Jonathan Brader “fails to support” our claims and that court records “appear to refute” them.

That is a strong statement. It is not a casual opinion. It is a representation to the public that WCSR checked the record and the record disproves us.

So we are doing what we always do. We are pointing you to the primary source.

The claim Hillsdale Conservatives actually made

Here is the core factual point WCSR told the public was “refuted”:

In sworn testimony, Clerk Abe Dane admitted that “remove” means “delete” with respect to the election folder on an EPB flash drive, and he admitted he personally deleted EPB flash-card data many times since 2020.

That is not speculation. It is sworn testimony.

What WCSR broadcast, and what it left out

WCSR’s first segment did more than repeat the Clerk’s talking points about deletion being a security measure. It also injected unrelated credibility framing by bringing up Hillsdale Conservatives being removed from a county fair booth, tied to the narrative that our claims were “a stretch” or “factually false.”

That matters, because it was not reporting of sworn testimony. It was editorial framing designed to discredit the messenger before the public even sees the record.

Then, in the later segment, WCSR doubled down and said that its “review” of the sworn record “fails to support” our claims.

So we checked the record again, and we are publishing what WCSR told the public was not there. Look for yourself.

In the Aug. 12, 2025 transcript, Abe (Abraham) Dane admits he deleted data from EPB flash cards on page 63 (PDF p. 63/195) — Q: “did you ever yourself delete any data from EPB flash cards since 2020?” A: “Many times.” 2025.08.12-P.-v.-Scott-Lambert-…

Related context: on page 60 (PDF p. 60/195) he agrees that “remove the election folder from your EPB flash drive” means delete. 2025.08.12-P.-v.-Scott-Lambert-…

What the sworn record actually shows

WCSR told listeners its review “fails to support” the claim above.

But the sworn record includes exactly that admission:

• Clerk Dane confirmed that the instruction to “remove the election folder from your EPB flash drive” means deleting it, and he answered “Yes” when asked whether “remove” means “delete.”
• Clerk Dane further testified he personally deleted EPB flash-card data “many times” since 2020.

Hillsdale Conservatives have preserved the transcript excerpts and now also have court hearing video clips of the same portions of testimony.

So the public is left with a simple question:

How can WCSR tell the public the sworn record “fails to support” a claim that the sworn record plainly contains?

This is not resolved by “security” talking points

The public narrative being pushed is that deleting data is “mandated” for security and therefore any concern about destruction is “factually false.”

That leap does not follow.

Even if there are circumstances where deletion of certain device data is recommended for security, that does not automatically resolve, or erase, the legal questions the public has a right to ask:

• What qualifies as an election record required to be retained under state and federal law?
• When do preservation duties attach once a controversy is foreseeable?
• What exactly was deleted, on what devices, and under what authority at the time it was deleted?
• Was a rule being relied on retroactively to justify earlier conduct?

Those questions do not disappear because someone says “security.”

What we demanded

Hillsdale Conservatives have now served a formal cease and desist and demand letter to the station owner and licensee:

McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
170 N West St, Hillsdale, MI 49242
wcsrnewsroom@gmail.com

Our demand is simple:

1. Stop repeating the false claim that the sworn record “fails to support” what it plainly contains.
2. Issue an on-air correction, retraction, and apology repeatedly in a manner comparable to the original broadcasts.
3. Identify the exact claim being “refuted” and provide the exact page and line citations relied upon, or retract the “review refutes” statement as unsupported.

This is what accountability looks like in real life. Not gossip. Not rumor. Not rage. Primary sources, clear claims, and a public demand for correction when a media outlet misleads the public.

Read it for yourself

We will continue to publish primary-source materials so residents can make up their own minds.

If you are a journalist, a public official, or a citizen who simply wants the truth, do not take anyone’s summary as gospel. Read the sworn record. Watch the hearing clips. Then ask why a station would tell you the record “refutes” something the record plainly contains.

For Complete Transparency

Here are the documents that Triggered The County Clerk and WCSR, presented to the county commissioners that they refuse to comment on and Chair Wiley called a “stretch”.

This should come to no Surprise…

Hillsdale Conservatives exist for one reason: to help ordinary residents learn to verify claims, follow primary sources, and demand lawful governance, even when powerful people would prefer silence.

We are not asking anyone to “trust us.”

We are asking you to check the record.

in libery,
Vice Chair: Lance Lashaway
The Hillsdale Conservatives