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Jan 25 2024
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AZ GOP Chairman Resigns After Kari Lake Bribery Recording.
Arizona Republican Party chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday following the release of an audio recording of his attempting to bribe Kari Lake to drop her bid for the U.S. Senate. In the recording, released Tuesday, DeWit informs Lake of financial benefits if she steps away from Arizona Republican politics for two years. He also asks her if there is a dollar “number” for which she would end
The National PulseJan 24 2024
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Arizona GOP Official Accuses Kari Lake of Blackmail and Quits the Party
Arizona GOP Official Accuses Kari Lake of Blackmail and Quits the Party “This is obviously a concern given how much interaction she has with high profile people including President Donald Trump,” wrote Jeff DeWit. Kari Lake at an event in Scottsdale, Arizona, last year A top Republican official in Arizona threw in the towel on Wednesday, resigning from his position amid a public feud with Kari
New RepublicJan 24 2024
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Kari Lake: Resignation Letter of Ex.-Ariz. GOP Chief 'Disgusting'
Republican Arizona senate candidate Kari Lake said Wednesday night the resignation letter written by Jeff Dewit as head of the state Republican Party, was "disgusting" and that he did a "horrible job." Dewit resigned earlier in the day following an audio recording in which he said "people back East" wanted him to convince her to end her campaign and drop out of politics for two years. Dewit
Newsmax (News)Jan 24 2024
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Arizona GOP chair resigning after Kari Lake recording surfaces
Jeff DeWit, a candidate for chairman of the Republican Party of Arizona, speaks during the Republican Party of Arizona Statutory Meeting at Dream City Church on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Photo: Rebecca Noble for The Washington Post via Getty Images Arizona Republican Party chair Jeff DeWit is resigning, per a statement Wednesday, after a recording surfaced in which he
AxiosJan 24 2024
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AZ GOP Chair Accuses Kari Lake Of ‘Set-Up’ In Secret Recording; Lake Denies ‘Blackmail’ Accusations
The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, an ally of former President Donald Trump, resigned on Wednesday after audio emerged this week of him offering money to Kari Lake to stay out of the U.S. Senate race in the state. But in his statement of resignation, the now-former chairman suggested that Lake had acted nefariously. Chairman Jeff DeWit called the secret audio recording from Lake “
The Daily WireOct 10 2023
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Kari Lake Announces Bid For U.S. Senate
Former GOP Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake announced her bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, seeking the Republican nomination in 2024. Lake, 54, a former television anchor in Arizona for more than 20 years before entering politics, registered her Senate campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission last week. “I am not going to retreat,” Lake reportedly told a crowd in
The Daily WireOct 10 2023
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Kari Lake Files for Arizona Senate Race
On Tuesday, Republican Kari Lake officially entered the race for the Arizona Senate seat currently occupied by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Ind., adding a new dimension to the political landscape in this pivotal swing state. Lake, a former news anchor and ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, is launching her Senate bid following her closely watched but unsuccessful 2022 gubernatorial
Newsmax (News)Oct 10 2023
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Kari Lake announces run for Arizona Senate
Kari Lake announced her bid for Arizona Senate on Tuesday, entering the race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) seat as the heavy favorite for the GOP nomination. Lake, a Trump ally who has denied her loss in last year’s Arizona governor’s race, will face off against Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the Republican primary. The announcement comes a week after Lake filed paperwork to run in
The HillMar 05 2024
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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Not Running for Re-Election, Setting Up Fierce Kari Lake Match-Up
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who caucuses with the Democrats, announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking a second term. Sinema’s exit from the race will likely set up a head-to-head match-up between Republican Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. Both are the far-and-away favorites to secure their respective parties’ nominations in the primary elections in August.
Western JournalJan 25 2024
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Arizona GOP chair resigns amid leaked Kari Lake audio controversy
The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake.
Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained to her that there were financial benefits to staying out of the state’s 2024 Senate race.
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