Kari Lake's 'Frivolous' Election Suit
$122,200.00 Sanctions Penalty.
Federal judge orders Mark Finchem and Alan Dershowitz to pay penalties for 'frivolous' lawsuit too
themessenger.com
Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake must pay a
$122,200 sanctions penalty together with her attorney Alan Dershowitz and fellow far-right candidate Mark Finchem for pursuing a “
frivolous” lawsuit seeking to overturn her 2022 midterm defeat, according to a federal judge’s order issued Friday.
Running on a platform of denialism about the 2020 election, Lake followed former President Donald Trump’s playbook after then-Arizona Attorney General Katie Hobbs defeated her in the race for governor.
Lake filed multiple lawsuits seeking to overturn her defeat, including one listing Finchem as a co-plaintiff. Finchem, a member of the Oath Keepers extremist group, lost his race for Arizona Secretary of State, a position that would have given him power over the administration of elections in a key swing state.
After Lake and Finchem’s lawsuits failed, the fallout over their efforts began.