(Lake’s team has denied this, saying no one on her campaign threatened or blackmailed DeWit.).
In the audio, obtained by the Daily Mail, Lake objects to the idea that she can be “bought” and rejects any attempt at a bribe.
Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake during a television interview in Laconia, New Hampshire, on 22 January 2024.
The secret recording fiasco highlights the schism among Arizona Republicans over the party’s direction during an election year in which Arizona will again be a close swing state.
In recent years, the state party moved further to the right and embraced Trumpism at a time when the state itself moved more toward the center.
Many Republicans there have continued to insist the 2020 election was stolen, a frequent refrain Lake has made on the campaign trail.
Lake, a former television anchor, often wears a microphone to record footage that gets used to boost her brand online. »
