Prominent Arizona supporters of Donald Trump’s “big lie” of election fraud lost a court lawsuit on Friday and could be stuck paying for the attorneys’ fees of their victim.
Arizona U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, along with GOP then-state Reps. Mark Finchem and Anthony Kern, sued Democratic former state Rep. Charlene Fernandez.
“The events of January 6 were not spontaneous, nor were they the random acts of a diffuse handful of unconnected individuals. For weeks prior to the breach, a group of Republican Arizona legislators and legislators-elect publicly advocated for the overthrow of the election results which encouraged precisely the kind of violent conduct that we witnessed,” the letter read. “Their own social media posts strongly suggest that Arizona State Representative Mark Finchem and former Representative Anthony Kern were present at the riot in Washington D.C. on January 6 and actively encouraged the mob, both before and during the attack on the Capitol.”
JUST IN Judge tosses defamation suit filed by @RepGosar @RealMarkFinchem @anthonykernAZ vs fmr Dem House Leader Charlene Fernandez. She co-signed letter asking DOJ to investigate trio's role in J6 insurrection. Judge could stick trio w atty fees. https://t.co/Vu3JjKZjLp
— Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) April 29, 2022