Tom Renz, an Ohio-based attorney and civic commentator, blasted the Arizona court's decision to toss out a lawsuit challenging the manner in which the November election was conducted in the state, while going on to praise a challenge filed by GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
- Renz said that in his interpretation of the judge's ruling, the court appears to suggest that "Finchem's team must prove fraud in their pleadings to move past a motion to dismiss," which he called "absolutely absurd."
The Court apparently also has no issues with possible violation of campaign finance laws as well as what could constitute a RICO and conspiracy charge by an elected official using their office to push or collude with a private company to block advertising by a political opponent in a race she was running in," he wrote, adding:
In each of these absurd decisions about the application of the facts alleged to the law regarding misconduct, the Court applies the wrong legal standard
- The proper standard according to the statute is "misconduct" not "gross misconduct."
- What happened in Arizona and particularly in Maricopa County during the 2022 election was indisputably unacceptable. The real question is, was it intentional and/or did it rise to the level of misconduct or violate some other aspect of the law?"
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