Detroit, Michigan – A pro-Trump lawyer, Stefanie Lambert, was arrested Monday following a court hearing regarding her disclosure of internal emails from Dominion Voting Systems. Lambert, who faces charges related to a conspiracy to seize voting machines after the 2020 election in Michigan, had an existing arrest warrant for failing to appear in court for a separate criminal case.
Lambert and a group of election deniers leaked thousands of Dominion’s internal emails, sparking controversy and reviving false claims of voter fraud. The attorney provided the confidential documents to Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, known for promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and sharing over 2,000 internal Dominion documents online.
Having access to the Dominion files due to representing former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in a defamation lawsuit, Lambert’s actions have shifted attention from the election-related defamation to the leaked documents. The US Marshals Service confirmed Lambert’s arrest, stating that she is currently detained on local charges related to her Michigan case.
The leak of Dominion’s internal emails has led to new death threats against company employees. During a heated court hearing, Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya restricted Lambert from accessing the database containing the Dominion documents, pending further inquiry into her dissemination of the files.
Dominion has denounced Lambert and Byrne’s claims of Serbian interference in the 2020 election as baseless and xenophobic. The company is pursuing legal action against several pro-Trump figures, including Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, for spreading false information about the election.
As hearings continue to address the fallout from the leaked emails, questions surrounding Lambert’s actions and potential consequences are being raised in court. While Lambert asserts she shared the documents with law enforcement in reporting a crime, Dominion is seeking her removal from the case for violating a court order.
In a legal battle filled with conspiracy theories and defamation claims, the saga surrounding Dominion’s internal emails and Lambert’s arrest underscores the ongoing challenges of addressing misinformation and election conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the 2020 election.