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   From: democrat-criminals@mail.house.gov   
      
   https://news.yahoo.com/departed-chief-election-integrity-unit-   
   130112858.html   
      
   A former Arizona assistant attorney general wants $2 million from Attorney   
   General Kris Mayes and her office, claiming statements about her departure   
   from the office were defamatory.   
      
   Jennifer Wright, former head of the Attorney General's Election Integrity   
   Unit under the previous administration, filed a notice of claim July 5   
   against Mayes, in both her personal and professional capacity, and the   
   state of Arizona.   
      
   The notice of claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, focuses on comments made by   
   a representative of the Attorney General's Office, who initially stated   
   she was "fired" from the office.   
      
   The statements were published in an article on Jan. 5 in The Arizona   
   Republic. Soon after publication, the article included Wright's denial and   
   ultimately included revised information from the Attorney General's   
   Office.   
      
   That article damaged Wright's reputation as a lawyer, the claim states,   
   "by leading the public to believe, incorrectly, that her professional   
   services did not meet the minimum quality standards of her current   
   employer."   
      
   The claim is a legally required step before suing government agencies in   
   Arizona; Wright can file a lawsuit against Mayes and the state if they   
   don't respond to it within two months.   
      
   Wright, a Republican, contends that she resigned before the new Democratic   
   attorney general took office, which Mayes' office stated was indeed the   
   case four days after the publication of the article. The claim also   
   accuses Mayes' office of violating state administrative rules that limit   
   what state agencies can say publicly about an employee.   
      
   "Your lies to the media fit nowhere within the authorized public   
   disclosures," Wright wrote to Mayes in the claim.   
      
   The claim's attached exhibits include her accounting of "lost salary &   
   health benefits" over 10 years, which come to more than $1.1 million. She   
   also seeks reputational, distress-related and punitive damages of about   
   $860,000.   
      
   "It's unfortunate we have to worry about Arizona's chief legal officer   
   floating false, politically motivated stories in newspapers," Wright told   
   The Republic in an interview on Thursday. "She should be held accountable   
   so she doesn't lie about other people in other circumstances."   
      
   Helping effort: Former chief of AG's Election Integrity Unit joins   
   challenge of Kris Mayes' election   
      
   Former Attorney General Mark Brnovich installed Wright as head of the   
   Election Integrity Unit in 2019 to investigate alleged election fraud. A   
   Republican like Brnovich, Wright didn't hold back in public statements   
   before the 2022 election, posting on social media in support of far-right   
   candidates before the election via likes and retweets along with an   
   endorsement of one candidate. She said her account was personal in nature.   
      
   The Jan. 5 article quoted Mayes' office as saying that Mayes fired Wright   
   "shortly after being sworn in." However, Mayes didn't take office until   
   Jan. 2, and Wright produced a resignation letter dated Saturday, Dec. 31,   
   2021. According to a document Wright provided to The Republic, Mayes'   
   office received the resignation letter on Jan. 3. Mayes' office later   
   agreed she had resigned.   
      
   Mayes' representative repeatedly told The Republic that Wright was told to   
   quit or be fired. The office later clarified that the demand was   
   communicated to Wright via messages to Brnovich's office and not to Wright   
   directly.   
      
   Wright denies that she ever received any such messages, claiming that she   
   resigned of her own volition.   
      
   Mayes' office said it wasn't clear if Wright had directly received its   
   messages.   
      
   Wright continues to work in private practice, including on the election   
   challenge to Mayes' win in November over Republican Abe Hamadeh.   
      
   Mayes' office declined comment for this article.   
      
   Reach the reporter at rstern@arizonarepublic.com or 480-276-3237. Follow   
   him on Twitter @raystern.   
      
   This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Jennifer Wright   
   seeks $2M from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes   
      
      
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