Kristina Karimi sanctioned for false election fraud claims – A Michigan judge sanctioned the chairwoman of the state’s Republican Party for filing “frivolous” election fraud claims that were “rife with speculation, an absence of facts and a lack of understanding of Michigan election statutes and Detroit absentee ballot procedures.”
“There was no reasonable basis to believe the facts underlying their legal position were in fact true,” Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny wrote in a scathing, eight-page opinion and order.
Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Kristina Karamo alleged voting corruption in Detroit at a press conference. (Screenshot from WJBK / YouTube)Kristina Karimi sanctioned for false election fraud claims
Michigan GOP chairwoman Kristina Karamo, her attorneys and her co-plaintiffs, must pay $58.459.20 over their failed effort, with the judge scolding them for failing to research their allegations.
“A clear example of the lack of facts supporting Plaintiffs’ position involved the allegation of lack of opportunity for anyone to observe those individuals depositing absentee ballots in ballot drop boxes in Detroit,” the sanctions order continues. “The November 3, 2022 evidentiary hearing produced testimony that all Detroit ballot drop boxes had video camera coverage consistent with Michigan election law and that video coverage was retained for thirty days. The information could easily have been obtained from the Detroit Clerk’s Office but was not.”
