Yesterday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs burst into laughter while swearing her oath to the Constitution.No reporters were allowed at the swearing-in ceremony, which was live-streamed on Hobbs’ Facebook. Arizonans have pointed out the hypocrisy of this move, given that Hobbs pledged transparency throughout her campaign. On her own website, Hobbs claims she will “bring transparency and accountability to the governor’s office and deliver real results for all of us.”

Hobbs also refused to debate Kari Lake throughout her entire campaign, claiming she didn’t want to platform a conspiracy theorist.

And in another completely transparent and not-at-all fishy move, Hobbs declined to disclose who and what organizations funded her inauguration party. Yay, Democracy!

Hobbs was sworn in following failed legal challenges from Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake. On December 24th, Lake’s lawsuit was thrown out by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, who said the court did not find clear and convincing evidence of widespread misconduct.

Kari Lake lost to Hobbs by just 17,000 votes. Lake’s claims in the lawsuit centered around widespread issues with Maricopa County tabulators on election day. Hobbs has also come under fire for refusing to recuse herself from overseeing the election as Secretary of State.

Kari Lake was able to avoid liability for hundreds of thousands in legal fees. Katie Hobbs had asked the court for $550,210 in attorney’s fees. The judge ordered Lake to pay just $33,000 for the witnesses hired by Hobbs.

Notably, some $450k of the fees sought by Hobbs would have gone to Marc Elias’ law firm. Elias was the general counsel for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and hired Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm at the source of the bogus Steele Dossier.

Kari Lake has yet to concede the election and filed a new petition to transfer her appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court.

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