In a 30-minute press conference the day after the break-in, Lake claimed that the only reason Hobbs accused her was that she was losing in the polls.

"Guys, we're going to do a tutorial on how fake bogus, defamatory news is made," Lake told a gauntlet of legacy media outlets in Phoenix.

"We know the world is watching us."

Lake said while meeting with police officers and firefighters, "my desperate opponent, who is sinking like a lead weight in water, pulled a stunt, and you guys fell for it. She put out a defamatory statement, and you all ran with it."

"You didn't do your journalistic duty. It was malpractice in journalism like I've never seen before. And it was an effort, I believe, to influence this election."

Burglary Claims

On Oct. 26, the Arizona Democratic Party, without any supporting evidence, said the burglary was a "direct result" of Lake and "Republicans spreading lies and hate."

"Make no mistake—this is a direct result of Kari Lake, and fringe Republicans spreading lies and hate and inciting violence—and it is despicable," the Democratic Party affiliate said in a statement on Twitter.