Maricopa County Seeks Sanctions Against Kari Lake's Attorneys for 'Heinous and Profoundly Harmful' Actions.

Lawyers for Maricopa County have requested sanctions against former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and her legal team for their "heinous and profoundly harmful" claims that the November 2022 election was "rigged." The attorneys laid out five "material misrepresentations of fact" made by Lake and her lawyers leading up to and during a three-day trial last week. The attorneys asked the judge to order Lake and her attorneys to pay a fine, although they leave the amount up to the court to determine. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson on Monday affirmed Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' win in November and rejected Lake's claims that improper signature verification and misconduct affected the outcome.