Judge Rejects Sanctions against Kari Lake

Arizona Republican Party candidate was not sanctioned by a judge Kari Lake in her recently tossed 2022 election lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of last month’s governor’s race.

This ruling was issued Tuesday and is a blow for Katie Hobbs (D), Arizona Governor-elect, and Maricopa County who sought to as much as $700,000 in penalties to cover the attorneys’ fees and costs from Lake and her attorneys.

“There is no doubt that each side believes firmly in its position with great conviction,” wrote Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson.

The judge explained that his dismissal of Lake’s case does not equate to determining that Lake’s claims were “groundless and presented in bad faith.” He also added: “Any legal decision must be based on the law and facts rather than subjective beliefs or partisan opinions, no matter how strongly held.”

Hobbs was awarded $33,000 in taxable expenses by the judge and Hobbs was proclaimed the winner.

Lake, a former journalist, sued Hobbs, Maricopa County and Maricopa County. problems After the results revealed that Hobbs had lost the election by about 17,000 votes, she was elected secretary of state for Arizona on November 8. Hobbs is currently Arizona’s secretary of state, the top elections official in the state.

Thompson initially dismissed eight out of 10 claims in Lake’s lawsuit but allowed two claims to proceed that had to do with allegations of intentional misconduct related to malfunctioning ballot printers and a failure to follow ballot chain-of-custody procedures.

After a brief trial in Phoenix, the judge determined on Saturday that Lake and the witnesses she called to testify failed to make an adequate case, even after being granted limited ballot inspections.

Lake spoke to Steve Bannon, a former Trump advisor, about his experience. “War Room” She should be shown plans to file her appeal this week. Hobbs’ inauguration is set for January 5.

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