Her lawyers 'proved without a shadow of a doubt that there was malicious intent that caused disruption so great it changed the results of the election,' Lake said, adding, 'We demand fair, honest, transparent elections, and we will get them. They admitted that they’ve known about these ballot problems. The other side brought in activists to try to save face. A lawsuit Lake filed earlier this month called for either a redo of the election in Maricopa County or to declare her the victor over Hobbs, a Democrat. Jan Brewer, did not say when he would issue a ruling on the case.įollowing the two-day trial, Lake told reporters that she believes her attorneys presented a case that would potentially change the outcome of the election.

Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, an appointee of former Republican Gov.

There is not a person that’s watching this thing that isn’t shaking their head now.” “This is about trust, your honor,” Olsen said. 8, County Supervisor Bill Gates and Recorder Stephen Richer announced during a news conference that there were printer errors at dozens of polling locations countywide, telling voters to either drop their ballots inside drop-boxes or go to another polling location. We know now that her story was a work of fiction,” Khanna said.īut Kurt Olsen, one of Lake’s attorneys, said officials tried to downplay the effects of the printer problems in Maricopa County. “What we got instead was just loose threads and gaping plot holes.

At the trial’s closing arguments Thursday, Khanna said Lake’s claims were based on hearsay, speculation, and theatrics. 8 election, although lawyers for Arizona's Secretary of State office and Maricopa County argued that she didn't offer any evidence of alleged fraud or misconduct.Ībha Khanna, a lawyer representing Hobbs, told the courtroom in Maricopa County that Lake's attorneys have not established whether printer problems on Election Day were intentional acts that would have changed the race’s outcome had they not occurred. Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake released a statement Thursday saying that her lawyers proved that there was 'malicious intent' that caused disruption during Maricopa County's Nov.

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