Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed a motion seeking sanctions and attorneys’ fees against Kari Lake and her legal team in the dismissed election lawsuit. On Tuesday, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in court documents that her office would request sanctions because Lake and her team “made repeated demonstrably false statements to this court.” , alleging the former TV news anchor made weak allegations and allegations against the trial.
Maricopa County attorneys argued in the filing that Lake’s allegations of signature verification “included several demonstrably false statements intended to confuse the court and expand the remand process.” there is He alleged that Maricopa County officials failed to verify higher-level signatures on ballots that were flagged as inconsistent by lower-level judges. Lake’s team also claimed that 8,000 votes were wrongfully denied and uncounted during the general election, but the evidence contradicted the original claims. “Once again, Lake and her attorneys presented uncertainty as certainty, even though the primary document was in plaintext,” part of the ruling reads.
Maricopa County officials also addressed allegations that Lake and his team have raised repeatedly since their defeat. Katie Hobbs says the election was ‘rigged’. “Not only did Lake fail to prove that the election was rigged by a clear and convincing standard of evidence, he also did not bother to prove at trial that the election was ‘rigged’.” is in the judgment. Maricopa County also said Mr. Lake’s witnesses were unable to testify whether the ballots were counted fraudulently or whether the election decision was fluctuated.
Judge Peter A. Thompson ruled that the court had found no clear and convincing evidence for Lake’s claim.
On Monday, Judge Peter A. Thompson dismissed a final claim in Lake’s election suit that Maricopa County election officials failed to properly verify signatures during the 2022 general election. The court found no clear and convincing evidence for Lake’s claims. But Maricopa County officials also pointed out the signature verification claim in Tuesday’s ruling, saying, “The ‘no signature verification’ claim is downright frivolous, and Mr. Lake and his attorneys were aware of it.” said.
MCAO’s filing does not specify how much Maricopa County is asking Lake’s team for.
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