Kari Lake’s opening salvo in election fraud case appears to fall short

Kari Lake's first day of her election fraud trial didn't appear to live up to the hype on Wednesday, with her complaints failing to explain a 17,000-vote loss.

Lake's lawsuit alleges that election officials maliciously allowed "vast numbers of illegal votes" to be counted in the election. But while the printer issue caused delays for voters, county officials say not everyone was ultimately able to vote. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.

Lake also claimed that the chain of custody for ballots was broken at one off-site facility and that workers at the facility inserted their own ballots there rather than going to a polling place, according to the AP. The county contests each of Lake's claims, however, and it is unclear how her complaints could add up to 17,000 miscounted or otherwise fraudulent votes.