Judge rules against Kari Lake, affirms Hobbs as AZ governor in election signature verification trial
"The court's ruling only confirms what we have known all along: Arizona’s elections are safe, secure, and reliable, and those who help facilitate Arizona’s elections are honest, have the highest integrity, and are committed to the preservation of our democracy," said Craig Morgan, an attorney with Sherman & Howard who represented the secretary of state. "This is a victory for Arizona, our election processes, and voters across the state."
In a statement, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman, a Republican, critiqued Lake's false claims and her effort to "discard the valid votes of hundreds of thousands of Arizona voters."
"When 'bombshells' and 'smoking guns' are not backed up by facts, they fail in court," he said. "This is justice, and this is what happened today in Kari Lake’s election contest."
I am not surprised it went to trial, personally.
When the court system of the United States is dealing with such important lawsuits, which have implications to the democracy of the country, the least I would expect them to do is to pay attention to it and reassure the people of Arizona their elections are fair, instead ignoring imaginary smoking guns.
On the other hand, this ruling won't stop Miss Lake to continue to push her political career and perhaps even try to go as Trump's vice president or member or the Senate next time she has a chance.
Politics in America are getting weirder and weirder.