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Judge dismisses Kari Lake, defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate and Trump protege

2022-12-24T21:18:57.006Z


An Arizona judge dismissed on Saturday, for lack of evidence, the Republican Kari Lake, protected by Donald Trump and unsuccessful candidate for the post of...


An Arizona judge dismissed on Saturday, due to lack of evidence, Republican Kari Lake, Donald Trump's protege and unsuccessful candidate for governor of this southern state, in his attempt to reverse the results of the November election.

The court did not find "

clear and convincing evidence of professional misconduct

" that would have had an impact on the result of the election as advanced by Kari Lake, indicates in his decision the judge Peter Thompson.

In order to restore trust and honesty in our elections, I will appeal this decision

,” reacted Kari Lake on Twitter.

The former anchor, who lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs by a margin of 17,117 votes, as detailed in the court document, claimed in particular that problems printing ballots in Maricopa County, the most populous in Arizona and which includes the capital Phoenix, had been intentional with the purpose of orchestrating his defeat.

"

The court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence

," insisted Judge Thompson, who also upheld Ms. Hobbs' victory.

Read also Kari Lake, protege of Trump, fails to win the seat of governor of Arizona

The gubernatorial ballot was disrupted by technical glitches affecting machines that read or print ballots at about 60 polling stations in Maricopa County, but authorities said that did not prevent voters to vote.

The latter had been able to go to other offices, or deposit their ballots in secure boxes.

An emblematic figure of Trumpism, Kari Lake, 53, refused when the results were announced to clearly indicate that she would accept the outcome of the ballot.

The one who claims the nickname of "

Trump in a petticoat

" which the left has decked her out, also regularly shares the theory of "

electoral fraud

" launched by Donald Trump, that the presidential election of 2020 would have been stolen from him, despite the lack of evidence.

Source: lefigaro

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