Maricopa County recorder sues Kari Lake for defamation
Phoenix County Recorder Stephen Richer filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday, alleging a former TV news anchor defamed former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race. . Richer and Lake, both Republicans, had a feud that lasted for days and months after the 2022 election because Lake repeatedly refused to […]
Republicans fear 2022 repeat as challengers for Kari Lake remain slim
Republican Party beAfter disappointing results in the 2022 midterm elections, the GOP appears to be trying to distance itself from extreme candidates, and is seeking an alternative to take on Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate primary. I’m running out of ideas. Lake lost the gubernatorial race to Katie Hobbs (D, Arizona) in the midterm […]
GOP fears Kari Lake bid could cost them Arizona Senate race
Republicans face dwindling options to challenge Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate primary, raising concerns about what could be next year’s biggest campaign. Lake, who was narrowly defeated by Governor Katie Hobbs (D) last November, is considering running for Senate for Senator Kirsten Cinema (me). Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) has already thrown her hat into […]
Kari Lake Court Loss Cheered by Top Maricopa Republican: ‘Win for Arizona’
Maricopa County Supervisory Board Chairman Bill Gates According to a recent court ruling “A Victory for Arizona Voters and American Democracy” against Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake. The ruling, handed down by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, heard two counts of action in lieu of ten brought by Lake in connection with the […]
Kari Lake’s last election loss claim dismissed by Arizona judge
A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge to her loss in last year’s Arizona gubernatorial race, allowing Democrat Katie Hobbs to win. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said he could not prove Lake’s allegation that Maricopa County failed to verify signatures on vote-by-mail ballots […]
Republicans censure Rachel Mitchell for daring to go after Kari Lake
The far-right forces that control the Arizona Republican Party continue a steady diet of eating their own. Currently on the menu is Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. This is for the felony of daring to seek sanctions against Kari Lake—trying to hold an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate accountable for using the courts to spread a false […]
Arizona Judge Tosses Kari Lake’s 2022 Election Lawsuit
A judge in Arizona has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kari Lake over her loss in last year’s gubernatorial election, ruling that Maricopa County, the state’s most populous county, failed to scrutinize voter signatures on mail-in ballot envelopes. The court ruled that it was not possible to prove that . The decision, issued late Monday, […]
Kari Lake’s high burden of proof is her own doing | State
Kari Lake at the Candidate Forum in Peoria on July 18, 2022. Photo by Gage Skidmore (Retouched) | flicker/CC BY-SA 2.0 To win the latest challenge to lose the 2022 election, Kari Lake was said to be an insurmountable burden for many, but it was Maricopa County signing the early voting affidavit. I had to […]
Maricopa County: Kari Lake should be sanctioned for lies during election trial | State
license image source Kari Lake and her attorneys repeatedly lied and falsified evidence in court during last week’s election challenge trial and should be sanctioned for it, the Maricopa County attorney wrote. Submission Tuesday. “The factual errors by Lake and her attorneys are not a series of mere coincidences or zealous advocacy. They represent a […]
Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race wraps up 1st day
Maricopa County’s process of verifying signatures on thousands of ballots has failed, and some officials in the county are also skeptical, said a lawyer for 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. argued in court on Wednesday. Mr. Lake’s lawyers spent most of the first day of the three-day trial showing videos and getting testimony from […]
