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   In a ruling Thursday, Judge Michael Kemp rejected a motion to dismiss a public   
   records lawsuit from watchdog group American Oversight.   
      
   Kemp said audit-related documents likely need to be disclosed even if   
   they’re in   
   the possession of Cyber Ninjas, a once-obscure Florida company lawmakers hired   
   to audit Maricopa County’s election results.   
      
   Kemp’s ruling means American Oversight can keep trying to obtain   
   communications   
   between politicians and Cyber Ninjas, contracts with the company and other   
   documents.   
      
   Jack Wilenchik — a lawyer representing Cyber Ninjas — told Forbes his   
   client   
   expects to file its own motion to dismiss because the company isn’t a public   
   organization (Cyber Ninjas wasn’t a defendant in American Oversight’s   
   lawsuit).   
      
   Forbes has reached out to a lawyer representing the Arizona Senate for comment.   
      
   “It is difficult to conceive of a case with a more compelling public interest   
   demanding public disclosure and public scrutiny,” Kemp wrote.   
      
   The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate launched an audit [a fake "audit"]   
   into   
   Maricopa County’s election results this spring, after former President Donald   
   Trump insisted — without any evidence — Trump’s loss in Arizona was due   
   to   
   fraud. The probe drew immediate controversy, with critics warning the audit   
   seemed like a pretense to baselessly doubt the election results. Auditors from   
   Cyber Ninjas have also caught scrutiny for their unusual practices and apparent   
   lack of election experience: Most notably, some ballots were reportedly   
   inspected for bamboo fibers, per a conspiracy theory alleging votes were   
   imported from Asia. Amid this confusion, audit opponents have asked for details   
   on the private donors helping to fund the effort. American Oversight sought out   
   a range of documents several months ago, but the state Senate declined to share   
   records currently held by Cyber Ninjas, prompting a lawsuit.   
      
   Several other groups are also looking to get documents tied to the Arizona   
   audit. The Arizona Republic, a Phoenix newspaper, filed a separate public   
   records action two weeks ago to obtain financial information and communication   
   records from the state Senate and Cyber Ninjas. Meanwhile, Democrats on the   
   U.S.   
   House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into the audit this week   
   and   
   asked Cyber Ninjas to hand over a range of documents about its operations,   
   audit   
   policies, finances and ties to the Trump administration.   
      
   Despite the acrimony stemming from Arizona’s audit, and the total lack of   
   evidence of widespread voter fraud, election doubters in other states are   
   pushing for similar audits. A state senator in Pennsylvania is looking to   
   launch   
   an investigation in his state, though some county and state officials are   
   pushing back on requests to turn over voting machines and ballots.   
      
   https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/07/15/arizonas-bizarr   
   -election-audit-likely-cant-keep-documents-secret-judge-rules/?sh=7d4664db2d1c   
      
   There is no "audit" of the Maricopa County vote.  What's taking place is a   
   complete fabrication of evidence of "fraud" in the election.  There was no   
   fraud.  Cyber Ninjas is manufacturing fake evidence of fraud.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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