Maricopa County Recorder Sues Kari Lake For Big Lie-Related Defamation [View all]
Maricopa County Recorder Sues Kari Lake For Big Lie-Related Defamation
The lawsuit pulls back the curtain on the hell of being cast as a MAGA universe villain.
By Kate Riga
June 23, 2023 10:00 a.m
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/maricopa-county-richer-kari-lake-defamation
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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer details the way his life has changed since unsuccessful Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake chose him as a primary antagonist in her Big Lie fantasies: police patrols, spending thousands on home security upgrades, watching his political career prospects diminish.
In a new lawsuit, Richer is suing Lake, her campaign and a Lake fundraising outfit for defamation after Lake repeatedly accused the election official of stealing the 2022 election away from her by tampering with ballot printers and injecting fake ballots into the stream. He also published an op-ed in The Arizona Republic Thursday, detailing his suffering.
Lake channeled those accusations into legal challenges — alongside fundraising bids — and has now lost repeatedly at various Arizona state courts. An Arizona judge rejected her final lawsuit late last month, again affirming that Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) rightfully won the election.
At times, Richer’s exasperation — also on display when he was called to testify during Lake’s cases — breaks through as his lawyers lay out his case.
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