Lake claimed sanctions are an attempt to 'silence' her legal team.
After losing the state's gubernatorial race to Democrat Katie Hobbs in November, Lake legally challenged the results of the midterm election in Arizona, asking the court to either declare her the winner or rerun the election in Maricopa County, where voters reportedly faced technical difficulties on Election Day.
The judge ruled that lawyers representing the two Republican candidates"made false, misleading, and unsupported factual assertions" in their lawsuit. The attorneys claimAbove, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona Kari Lake speaks during an election night watch party in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 8, 2022. Lake asked her supporters at Turning Point USA's America Fest on December 17, 2022, to pray for her attorneys as they face sanctions over an election lawsuit.
, adding that she will be facing attempts to have her lawsuit thrown out of court."It's not going to happen, our case is too strong." "Can you pray for our legal team?" she asked supporters."These men and women are working so hard—and the powers that be are trying to silence them, they're sanctioning them, I don't know if you know what that means.
"They're telling these attorneys, 'If you dare try to fight these stolen, corrupted elections we're going to take away your license to practice law, we're going to take away your ability to feed your family,'" Lake added, saying that some attorneys have already walked away from the case.
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