Conductors of 'Embarrassing' Arizona Audit Told to Preserve All Documents in Hint at Lawsuit

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An attorney representing Maricopa County in Arizona sent the state's Senate President Karen Fann, a Republican, a four-page litigation hold and preservation notice on Friday, suggesting that the county may take legal action in the wake of several demonstrably false statements made by those auditing 2020 election results.

President Joe Biden narrowly won Arizona in the 2020 election, but former President Donald Trump and his allies have baselessly claimed this was due to widespread fraud without providing evidence to substantiate the extraordinary allegation. Despite previous recounts already having been conducted in Arizona, state Republicans in the southwestern state have pushed forward with a disorganized and widely mocked audit. One GOP state senator has even described the process as "embarrassing."

On Friday, Maricopa County's attorney Allister Adel sent the notice to Fann after false and possibly defamatory claims were made by the election auditors. The audit's official Twitter account tweeted earlier this month that election databases had been deleted by county officials. The false claim was later amplified by Trump, who released a statement pushing the groundless conspiracy theory.

"It is clear the Arizona Senate and its contractors do not intend to retract false allegations defaming the County and its employees," Maricopa County Chairman Jack Sellers, a Republican, said in a statement on Friday.

"For that reason, Maricopa County is formally requesting Senate President Fann, Senator Petersen, Senate liaison Ken Bennett and contractors involved in the 'audit' preserve documents and evidence as they may be subject to future legal claims," he added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/conductors-of-embarrassing-arizona-audit-told-to-preserve-all-documents-in-hint-at-lawsuit/ar-AAKh7IX

[ShazamIam]

1. These "auditors, seem to have some vision of old television shows where the underdog makes a

miraculous come-back after a nefarious plot was uncovered. The problem is that the Republican political party is not an underdog but is the predator playing victim.

[Roy Rolling]

9. So True

They think it is a television world.

Only by dragging them into court for the outlandish and libelous things they say in a broadcast will stop 🛑 the propaganda.

Then, people like Arizona Senate vote auditors will experience the difference between TV and real life (and legal litigation).

[Hekate]

2. Sue their butts off

[C_U_L8R]

3. Their misdeeds will end in tears

And long prison terms. Treason is treason, whether by insurrection or bogus recount.

[dalton99a]

4. A real Karen

[Arazi]

5. Taking their cue from Dominion Voting Machines and suing for the abusive defamation

Hope they permanently destroy Cyber Ninjas and everyone else associated with this effort

[WHITT]

7. They Should Be Forced To Pay

for the voting machines they didn't track the chain-of-custody for, the county should not have to incur that cost.

[jmowreader]

10. With personal funds, and in full

It’s okay by me if they’re all living in vans down by the river when this is done.

[PortTack]

8. Good..this is such a dark chapter in our nation's history. Those responsible should be made to pay

For their lies that damage our democracy and questions the integrity of our elections