Jennifer Wright, who served as the Election Integrity Unit (EIU) civil attorney under Attorney General Mark Brnovich, started the process this past week to sue current Attorney General Kris Mayes for defamation by filing a Notice of Claim. Someone from Mayes’ office told the media that Wright was fired or forced to resign, but Wright has produced evidence showing she resigned voluntarily.
“Over the past few years, I’ve become jaded by people in positions of power abusing that power for partisan gain & further subjugation of the American people,” Wright tweeted. “On 1/5/23 I was shocked when an outright lie was propagated by Arizona’s Chief Legal Officer, @krismayes, about me.”
While Wright was at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO), she handled complaints about election fraud and sparred with Maricopa County over the 2020 election, sending them four letters demanding evidence to look at, which the county mainly ignored. After she resigned from the AGO, she joined Abe Hamadeh’s legal team contesting his election loss to Mayes (pictured above), stating that she decided to do so because Mayes was “targeting” her.
State law requires former government employees suing the state to file a Notice of Claim before filing a lawsuit, which must be done within six months of the reason for suing. Wright said she “prayerfully considered” the lawsuit, and on the final day of the six months, decided to go ahead with it.
Over the past few years, I’ve become jaded by people in positions of power abusing that power for partisan gain & further subjugation of the American people.
— Jen Wright (@JenWEsq) July 5, 2023
On 1/5/23 I was shocked when an outright lie was propagated by Arizona’s Chief Legal Officer, @krismayes, about me.
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