U.S. Senate candidate Mark Lamb has attempted to boost his political profile by appearing on at least five shows hosted by QAnon conspiracy theorists. During one appearance, Lamb agreed with a QAnon supporter who said that there are “lawfare f--- who have just destroyed the law.”
Lamb has been the Republican sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, since 2017. He announced last week that he’s running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in the state. Media Matters has documented how the sheriff has frequently attempted to appeal to far-right audiences, including appearing on a network that attacks “seditious Jews” and “Jewish tyrants.”
Lamb has engaged with numerous media personalities who have spread the violence-linked QAnon conspiracy theory. In one instance, QAnon influencer Jeffrey Pedersen said that Lamb signed a book with the QAnon slogan. The two later appeared in an August 2022 video together.
The sheriff has associated with QAnon despite law enforcement agencies warning about violence from QAnon believers.
His links to the conspiracy theory have included at least five appearances on shows hosted by QAnon influencers.
John Michael Chambers hosted Lamb in February 2021 on the American Media Periscope program Making Sense of the Madness with John Michael Chambers. Chambers was a presenter at the Q Con Live! convention and has written that “I know one thing, many of the conspiracy theories of yesterday have become the conspiracy facts and realities of today. Such will be the same with Q. Get on board now. … Q, or QANON is something any concerned American or person anywhere in the world should become familiar with.” At the conclusion of the show Lamb was on, Chambers displayed a QAnon logo and said, “Remember: Where we go one, we go all.”
Sean Morgan hosted Lamb in August 2022 on Making Sense of the Madness with Sean Morgan. Morgan has attempted to make a career out of being a pro-QAnon guide by offering people QAnon resources and producing a website called QanonFAQ.com, which claimed to help people “educate your friends and family” about QAnon.
Shemane Nugent hosted Lamb in March 2023 on her Real America’s Voice program. Nugent has frequently posted about her support for QAnon, including writing: “It’s really exciting that there is a new wave of digital soldiers emerging. It’s YOU & me! … #qanon.”
The streaming program Uncensored Abe hosted Lamb in August 2021. The program’s website stated around the time of the interview that it covers “historical Q posts that tie in with current news.” During the interview, a “Q” was displayed behind host Alan Kielan.
X22 Report hosted Lamb in January 2023, as previously noted. During the program Lamb said: “I follow the show so this is a treat for me.” X22 has featured QAnon propaganda and its website has a section titled, “Latest From QAnon.”
Lamb’s appearance on Uncensored Abe included him agreeing with host Alan Kielan after Kielan used an anti-gay slur.
Kielan said that “the law system was also manipulated to protect illegal immigrants on American soil with American rights.” He then complained that “sheriffs who want to hold the Constitution close to their hearts, their hands are tied by the laws, the lawfare f—- who have just destroyed the law.” (Cambridge Dictionary defines lawfare as “the use of legal action to cause problems for an opponent”; it’s also the name of a legal blog.)
Lamb responded by agreeing with Kielan, stating, in part: “And bad judges who have set case law and precedent. … you're right, it’s -- they've subverted the Constitution in many ways.”
Lamb also gave an interview in December 2021 to Micajah Jackson, a far-right streamer who the prior month had pleaded guilty to storming the Capitol. Several months after Lamb’s interview, he was sentenced to probation and fined. Jackson has been “an active member of a Telegram channel filled with neo-Nazi and antisemitic rhetoric,” as the Arizona Mirror’s Jerod MacDonald-Evoy reported.
