UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, December 21, the trial between Gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake and her opponent, Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs began.  The trial is over claims of a fraudulent election by Lake due to faulty equipment. 

On December 21, Arizona Secretary of State, and gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’s attorneys withdrew their subpoena since the two lawsuits going to trial are regarding the Maricopa County election, not the office of the Secretary of State (SOS).

On December 20, Maricopa County Reporter, Stephen Richer admitted that the county broke the chain of custody and did not count the ballots at the precinct as required by law.

On December 19,  Lake announced 2 of the 10 lawsuits she filed challenging the results of November’s midterm election between her opponent, S.O.S., Katie Hobbs is headed to trial. Judge Peter Thompson threw out the others noting they did not meet the criteria to go to trial.   

“Breaking, our election case is going to trial. Katie Hobbs’s attempt to have our case thrown out failed. She will have to take the stand and testify. Buckle up America. This is far from over,” Lake tweeted on December 19.

It was on December 19, that Hobbs’s attorneys filed a petition in an attempt to block Hobbs from having to testify in the trial.  

According to reports, a two-day trial will take place on or before January 2, 2023. Both Hobbs and Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer are required to testify in court. Witnesses can expect a date to be determined as early as Wednesday, December 21.

According to Ballotpedia, Hobbs won the Governor’s race with a slim margin of 1,287,891 votes to Lakes 1,270,774 votes.

Poll workers reported issues in Maricopa County and in the state of Arizona on November 8, with ballot machines not operating properly. Some polling stations ran out of paper after the polls opened. Poll workers sent voters to other polling stations to vote as a result. Other poll stations reported running out of ink for printers.

Lake was endorsed by President Trump, Mike Lindell, Peter Navarro, Arizona Representative Andy Biggs, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Wendy Rogers, and General Michael Flynn.

“Free & fair elections are the bedrock to every other Freedom and Liberty We the People hold dear. Without honest elections, we have nothing. I will never stop fighting against rigged, stolen, sham elections,” Lake wrote on her Facebook page.

The Gubernatorial candidate was a featured speaker at AmericaFest 2022, dubbed “Amfest.” It was held at the Pheonix Convention Center December 17-20 and was sponsored by Turning Point USA.

“Not the man, phishing vaccines,” Lake explained. “In Maricopa County, we get the bureaucrat, Bill Gates.”

Lake reported that she’s running against their own “version of Joe Biden here. Basement Hobbs.” She told the crowd Hobbs could refuse to attend a debate, but she will have to take the witness stand. She thanked the crowd for their prayers and asked for continued prayers in the upcoming trial.