The judge ruled out sanctions against the former GOP gubernatorial candidate.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ordered Lake to pay around $33,000 in legal fees to Arizona Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, the state's secretary of stateLake was ordered to compensate expert witnesses that testified in the trial over the lawsuit."There is no doubt that each side believes firmly in its position with great conviction,” Thompson wrote.
"The fact that plaintiff [Lake] failed to meet the burden of clear and convincing evidence ... does not equate to a finding that her claims were, or were not, groundless and presented in bad faith."Thompson rejected Lake's legal bid last week, ruling she did not prove that election officials committed misconduct that would've changed the outcome of the race.
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