MESA, Ariz.—Attorneys representing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and local election officials squared off in a Mesa courtroom on Dec. 22 with Lake’s side accusing the officials of “gaslighting” the public to believe problems on election day were minimal.
Attorneys on the other side, meanwhile, called for a “day of reckoning” accusing Lake’s team of coming “into this courtroom, without evidence.”
Lake had sued Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs in her capacity as Arizona Secretary of State, as well as Maricopa county officials, alleging severe and intentional problems with the way the Nov. 8 election was conducted, seeking a new election or to be declared the winner….}