In a recent turn of events, pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert has been released from a Washington, DC jail on a $10,000 bond. Lambert's release comes after she promised to immediately return to Michigan and surrender to authorities in relation to an outstanding warrant in her election-tampering indictment.

Lambert's release was granted by DC Superior Court Magistrate Judge Heide Herrmann on the condition that she promptly turns herself in to Michigan authorities if she wishes to avoid paying the bond. During the brief hearing, Lambert appeared in handcuffs and ankle restraints.

The hearing took place a day after Lambert's arrest at the federal courthouse in DC. Following her participation in a two-hour hearing in the defamation case against her client, former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, she was taken into custody by US marshals. The hearing focused on Lambert's leaking of internal Dominion Voting Systems emails, which she obtained through her representation of Byrne during the discovery phase of the case.

However, Lambert's arrest was the result of a warrant issued in Michigan after she failed to appear at two recent hearings in her separate criminal case. She had been indicted last year for her alleged involvement in an election system breach, which was one of several incidents where Trump supporters attempted to prove voter-fraud theories in battleground states.

According to court documents obtained by CNN, a police affidavit described Lambert as "a fugitive from the state of Michigan." It was confirmed that Michigan authorities were willing to extradite her. Lambert's attorney, Kevin Irving, explained that there had been confusion between her and her attorney in Michigan, leading to the bench warrant being issued when she missed the hearings. Irving stated that Lambert was not trying to evade authorities and would immediately head to Michigan after her release.

During the hearing, a prosecutor expressed the preference for keeping Lambert detained, with Michigan authorities even offering to come to DC to pick her up. Judge Herrmann warned Lambert that she could face repeated arrests if she failed to surrender in Michigan promptly.

After leaving the courthouse, Lambert declined to comment on the situation. At Monday's defamation hearing, Lambert admitted to providing Dominion emails to Sheriff Dar Leaf of Barry County, Michigan, who has promoted pro-Trump conspiracy theories. Lambert, Leaf, and their allies claim that the leaked emails implicate Dominion in an election-rigging scandal, allegations that Dominion vehemently denies.

In response to the arrest, some of Lambert's fellow election deniers expressed outrage and argued that it reinforces their unsubstantiated belief that the 2020 election results were tainted. The right-wing group Election Integrity Force, known for promoting baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, posted copies of the leaked Dominion files on its website. They claimed, without evidence, that Lambert's arrest was an orchestrated effort to silence a prominent voice in the push for electoral reform.

The federal magistrate judge overseeing aspects of the defamation case signed an order on Tuesday, requiring Lambert and Byrne to cease sharing, distributing, providing access to, or discussing any discovery materials received as part of the Dominion litigation.

Since former President Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 election, Dominion Voting Systems has faced a continuous barrage of disinformation. The company has filed defamation lawsuits against several Trump allies and right-wing news outlets, including Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN, where baseless claims about the company found a platform.

Despite the controversy surrounding Lambert's arrest, Tina Peters, the former clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, who is also facing charges for a 2020 election systems breach, praised Lambert as a "whistleblower."

As Lambert prepares to surrender to Michigan authorities, the spotlight on Dominion Voting Systems and the battle against election disinformation continues to unfold.