What did Donald Trump claim about elections on 14 Oct 2026? "They were broken purposely, and you couldn't vote. They…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
They were broken purposely, and you couldn't vote. They wouldn't let you vote.
A court found no evidence voters were turned away, and no witness claimed to know of deliberate sabotage. The county's investigation traced the 2022 printer failures to older equipment that couldn't hold enough heat.
After a trial on Kari Lake's claim that the Nov. 8, 2022 Maricopa County printer failures were intentional, the court found that every witness 'disclaimed any personal knowledge of such misconduct'. It also found 'no evidence at Trial' that voters were turned away or refused a ballot (Maricopa County Superior Court, Lake v. Hobbs, Dec. 24, 2022). The county's independent investigation found that the primary cause was equipment failure: some older printers could not hold the heat needed to print ballots dark enough for the tabulators to read (Maricopa County, 'Printer Investigation Complete', Apr. 10, 2023).
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- Midterm campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona.
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