The Arizona Supreme Court sanctioned Kari Lake’s lawyers for making “false factual statements” to the court during their arguments to overturn the 2022 governor’s race based on their claims of fraud, NBC News reports.
Robert Brutinel, the chief justice of the court, also fined the team of lawyers $2,000, noting Lake and the legal team continued to pursue lawsuits even after the Supreme Court “concluded and expressly stated that the assertion [of election fraud] was unsupported.”
Lake continues to claim she’s actually the legitimate governor of Arizona, despite having lost the election, numerous recounts and an untold number of lawsuits. Rumor has Lake as a contender for the 2024 Arizona Senate race, currently held by Kristen Sinema (I-Corporatist).