A lawyer facing criminal charges for illegally accessing voting machines in Michigan after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Lambert faces hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems, the target of conspiracy theories surrounding former President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat. He was subsequently arrested by federal marshals. Lambert obtained Dominion emails on behalf of Patrick Byrne. Prominent funders of election conspiracy theorists He is being sued by Dominion for defamation.
The sheriff’s office said in a statement that Lambert was arrested on “local charges.” A Michigan judge issued a bench warrant for Lambert earlier this month after he missed a hearing in a case in which he was charged with four felonies for accessing voting machines to search for evidence of conspiracy theories against President Trump. did. Mr. Lambert had previously filed a lawsuit to overturn Mr. Trump’s loss in Michigan, but he lost.
Earlier Monday, Lambert acknowledged that records from Dominion Voting Systems had been turned over to “law enforcement.” She then attached her affidavit containing some of the leaked emails and signed by Mr. Dar Leaf. Dar Leaf is a northern Michigan county sheriff who has investigated a wide range of false claims of election fraud, from the 2020 election to filing his own lawsuit in Michigan. The remaining documents were posted to an account in Leaf’s name on the social platform X, officially known as Twitter.
Mr. Leaf did not respond to requests for comment. Lambert’s attorney, Daniel Hartman, did not respond to a request for comment.
Ms. Byrne wrote in a text that she did not know whether Ms. Lambert had been arrested, but added, “If she had, I would have more respect for her and she would be willing to raise her charges against me.” ” he said.
Lambert argued that the Dominion documents obtained during discovery were evidence of a “crime” and needed to be disclosed.
Byrne wrote to X that Lambert “signed an NDA, but found evidence of an ongoing crime and reported it to law enforcement.” She was also required to report any discovery of her decapitated head in her discovery box to law enforcement. ”
Dominion filed a motion Friday seeking to remove Mr. Lambert from the Byrne case, alleging that he violated a confidentiality order issued by U.S. District Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on documents in the case. The newspaper said Lambert’s revelations sparked new threats against the company, which is at the center of an elaborate conspiracy theory about President Trump’s defeat.
“These actions should shock the conscience,” Dominion wrote in its motion to disqualify Lambert. “These reflect a complete disregard for court orders, not to mention the safety of Dominion employees.”
Upadhyaya said during Monday’s hearing that he will schedule another hearing to determine whether sanctions against Lambert or exclusion from the case are appropriate.
Dominion has filed multiple defamation lawsuits against people who spread conspiracy theories that Trump’s 2020 loss was due to its election equipment. Fox News settled the most high-profile of these lawsuits last year for $787 million.
Dominion’s lawsuit against Byrne is one of several filed by the company against prominent election deniers, including MyPillow founder Mike Lindell and attorney Sidney Powell.
