(via Election Denier Mark Finchem Sanctioned By Judge For ‘Groundless’ Midterm Challenge)
An Arizona judge ordered sanctions against Mark Finchem, an election denier who ran on the Republican ticket for Arizona’s secretary of state, for mounting a baseless challenge against the 2022 election results.
On Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Iyer Julian said that Finchem and his attorney filed their lawsuit “without substantial justification.” She is now ordering him to pay $292 in court costs to his Democratic opponent Adrian Fontes, as well as attorneys’ fees for Fontes and Governor Katie Hobbs, which she gave the Democrats 20 days to submit.
His challenge to the election was “groundless,” she wrote in the order, and “filed in bad faith.”
“Mr. Finchem and bad actors like him cannot be permitted to avoid accountability,” Fontes said in a statement released by his campaign. “His repeated lies, apparent campaign finance violations, and bad-faith legal efforts are a drain on Arizona taxpayers and a stain on our state’s image.”
ever-present, big-ass cowboy hats on these fools is a mockery of any real tradition.
because perpetual losers learn to grift and win - even when they lose...
