Arizona governor-elect asks court to sanction Kari Lake after suit dismissed

The Democratic governor-elect of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, asked a court on Monday to sanction her defeated Republican rival, Kari Lake, over her failed effort to overturn the election result.

In legal filings, Hobbs also pointed to a now-deleted tweet from Lake in which the Republican suggested the judge overseeing her lawsuit had acted unethically.

Sanctions would be in the form of a financial penalty imposed for violation of a court rule or for misconduct.

The tweet quoted Rachel Alexander, who made the suggestion in an opinion piece for Townhall.com.